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The Wolf Comeback: How Rewilding Is Changing European Ecosystems

ZakGT Nature·By Lena Bergström·August 31, 2026·29.3K views
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The gray wolf population in Europe has grown from fewer than 1,000 individuals in 1990 to an estimated 21,000 today — a rewilding success story that is simultaneously straining relations between conservation advocates and livestock farming communities across Germany, France, Italy, and the Balkans. ZakGT Nature's two-year investigation into the conflict finds that coexistence is possible but requires economic tools — livestock protection funds, rapid-response compensation — that most governments have not yet fully deployed.

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