The discovery surely surprised Walloon authorities as much as anyone: the cameras set up in Ebly were meant to film badgers, not wolves. While the authorities had placed a camera in the town of Ebly to film badger dens, it seems that by chance they captured a wolf in the process.
The wolf was caught strolling between the trees at dawn on Wednesday 22 May, seemingly unaware of the digital observer. The municipality of Ebly is about 20 km from the Luxembourg border: a small step for a wolf capable of travelling up to 30km per day.
Wurst (satire): Wolf chooses to live in Belgium after seeing cost of dens hereIt appears this is now the third wolf sighted in the area: previously, the authorities sighted a wolf on the Plateau des Tailles (2016) and another in the Hautes Fagnes (2018). The authorities confirmed that this wolf is a male of ‘Alpine Italian lineage’.
Walloon authorities state that they detected a fourth wolf through excrement samples in the Hautes Fagnes in March 2019, but the wolf itself was not be observed directly.
Finally, the association “Natuurpunt” revealed that the wolf Naya, located in Belgium, has just given birth to a litter. Her partner was seen carrying food on several occasions, whereas usually wolves will eat prey directly on their hunting ground. The authorities hope to confirm the sighting of the wolf pups once they begin walking.
