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The earliest known remains of wolves in Britain are from Pontnewydd Cave in Wales, dating to around 225,000 years ago, during the late Middle Pleistocene (Marine Isotope Stage 7). Wolves continuously occupied Britain since this time, despite dramatic climatic fluctuations. [4] The Roman colonisation of Britain saw sporadic wolf-hunting. [5]
The UK Wolf Conservation Trust is a non-profit organisation based in Berkshire, England. The organisation aims are to dispel what they regard as myths and misconceptions surrounding wolves, and to support wolves living in the wild elsewhere in Europe. The organisation is currently home to five wolves: Nuka, Tala, Tundra, Pukak and Sikko.
[128] [149] In 2014, there were around 83 Mexican wolves in the wild. [150] In 2021, there were an estimated 196 wolves in the wild, distributed across western New Mexico and eastern Arizona. [151] In March 2023, the Mexican wolf population numbered at least 241 individuals across New Mexico and Arizona. [152] As of March 2024, there were at ...
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There have been calls for the reintroduction of the Eurasian lynx, brown bear and grey wolf to the UK, because no large predators are living in viable populations in Great Britain. It is theorized that a large predators presence could create a trophic cascade , [ 90 ] thus improving the ecosystem .
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Wolves in the eastern Balkans benefitted from the region's contiguity with the former Soviet Union and large areas of plains, mountains and farmlands. Wolves in Hungary occurred in only half the country around the start of the 20th century, and were largely restricted to the Carpathian Basin. Wolf populations in Romania remained largely ...