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Hungary at a glance
This map was prepared by Hungarian scientist Botond Bako in 2014
Main prey for wolves here are wild boar (sus scrofa) and red deer (Cervus elaphus).
According to a presentation given by Hungarian scientist Botond Bako in 2014, “comparative genetic studies show that the Hungarian population is more closely related to Slovakian and Polish packs than to Ukrainian or Transylvanian populations.”
Hungarian professor Dr. Dorottya Júlia Ujfalussy said that wild wolves in Hungary live mostly in the protected habitats of the Aggteleki Nemzeti Park.
Species Information
Species
Common Names: gray wolf, farkas (Hungarian)
Latin Name: Canis lupus
Subspecies
Common Name:
Latin Name: Canis lupus lupus
Current Wolf Population, Trend, Status
Number of wolves: About 50
Population trend: Stable
Legal protection: Full protection with some exceptions
This page was last updated in 2020.
Additional Information
Press coverage
- Videos show active wolf population in Hungary
- The wolf population in Hungary is slowly growing
- Wolf comeback in Austria and Hungary
- Trail camera footage of wolves in Aggtelek National Park
- National Geographic story on the young wolves of Aggtelek National Park
Research
- Differences in greeting behaviour towards humans with varying levels of familiarity in hand-reared wolves (a study done in Hungary led by Hungarian scientist Dorottya Ujfalussy)
- Conservation status of large carnivores in Hungary
- Diet of wolves (Canis lupus) returning to Hungary (2012)
- Local attitudes towards the recently repopulated grey wolf and wolf management in Bukk National Park, Hungary
