Wolf at the door: How Europeans must relearn to live alongside large carnivores
Centuries after they were hunted to near-extinction, the return of wolves in the modern era requires careful planning, writes Harry Cockburn
The wolf is the pinnacle of dread across European folklore. From Little Red Riding Hood, to the Three Little Pigs, and from the Boy who Cried Wolf to the hair-raising prospect of werewolves walking among us waiting for the full moon to shine.
In these stories, the wolves have various things in common – they’re big, they’re bad, they’re cunning, and they’re a deadly menace to peace and prosperity.
But following centuries of persecution by humans – both figurative and very literally – wolf populations are now on the rise in many parts of Europe.
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