{"id":166,"date":"2023-05-22T08:44:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T06:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalpark.08eins-preview.ch\/en\/flore-et-faune\/animaux\/loup\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T07:21:34","slug":"wolf","status":"publish","type":"florafauna_cpt","link":"https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/flora-and-fauna\/wolf\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>More than any other animal, wolves figure in a large number of tales.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Who has not heard of Grimm\u2019s Fairy Tales? As children we were all told the story of Little Red Riding Hood and the wicked wolf. Hunted without mercy, the wolf was exterminated in Switzerland by the end of the 19th century. The word \u00abluf\u00bb (Rom.= wolf) sometimes occurs in local names, reminding us of its former presence in the region.<\/p>\n<p>A few years ago, this highly adaptable pack animal succeeded in crossing from the Apennine peninsula into the French-Italian Alps. Several wolves have already migrated into Switzerland. 2012 saw the first pack of wolves of our Canton settled on the Calanda ridge near Chur; in the following years more packs formed in the Surselva, on the Beverin and other areas. As from 2016, wolves have been observed regularly in the National Park. In September 2023, the new \u00abFuorn\u00bb pack was recorded for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2024, at the request of the canton of Graub\u00fcnden and despite opposition from the Swiss National Park, the federal government ordered the culling of the entire \u00abFuorn\u00bb pack because a calf had been killed by wolves on the Laschadura alp near Zernez. In the winter of 2024\/25, a total of 15 wolves were shot outside the national park by gamekeepers from the Office for Hunting and Fishing. The culling of the \u00abFuorn\u00bb pack was a major setback for the Swiss National Park because the presence of wolves has an impact on the entire ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/flora-und-fauna\/aktuelles-grosse-beutegreifer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2192 Up-to-date informations (in German)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kora.ch\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2192 www.kora.ch<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/923754625?h=cf94cc0425\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_09070036.jpg.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19544\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_09070036.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_09070036.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_09070036-300x90.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_09070036-1024x307.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_09070036-600x180.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_09070036-768x230.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_09070036-150x45.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_09070036-992x298.jpg.webp 992w, https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_09070036-460x138.jpg.webp 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pack of wolves in the Swiss National Park, September 2023 (camera trap)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_102_20180831_124332_A1424.jpg.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19727\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_102_20180831_124332_A1424.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_102_20180831_124332_A1424.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_102_20180831_124332_A1424-300x90.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_102_20180831_124332_A1424-1024x307.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_102_20180831_124332_A1424-600x180.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_102_20180831_124332_A1424-768x230.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_102_20180831_124332_A1424-150x45.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_102_20180831_124332_A1424-992x298.jpg.webp 992w, https:\/\/nationalpark.ch\/en\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/\u00a9SNP_102_20180831_124332_A1424-460x138.jpg.webp 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>A wolf chasing chamois (camera trap)<\/p>\n<p><a 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