The mystery of Denmark’s vanishing wolf pack – are hunters to blame?

Despite a resurgence in lowland Europe, numbers almost halve in the country

Wolves could become extinct again in Denmark and other lowland European countries unless the population is topped up by migrating animals, according to a new study.

A wolf pack crossed the border from Germany into Denmark in 2017, ending a 200-year absence of wolves in the country. But 48% of Denmark's wolf population has subsequently been illegally killed or disappeared, with shooting the only plausible explanation.