Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany

• Published in: Conservation Letters
• Main Authors: Ilka Reinhardt, Gesa Kluth, Carsten Nowak, Claudia A. Szentiks, Oliver Krone, Hermann Ansorge, Thomas Mueller
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2019
• Subjects: Canis lupus; large carnivores; population growth; protected areas; recolonization; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Stepping Stones
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12635; https://doaj.org/article/27bcd5caa7a44ad3892b5f80609ff5ac

Abstract Wolves (Canis lupus) are currently showing a remarkable comeback in the highly fragmented cultural landscapes of Germany. We here show that wolf numbers increased exponentially between 2000 and 2015 with an annual increase of about 36%. We demonstrate that the first territories in each newl...