Dead Wolf in Mühlviertel: Animal Was Illegally Shot

This was the result of the autopsy of the carcass at the Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology (FIWI) in Vienna, informed the state of Upper Austria in a press release on Tuesday. There was no shooting permit. The police are investigating.

About a quarter of the wolf population in Austria was wiped out in 2025

"Such illegal removals are a direct result of the populist agitation against wolves," responded Christian Pichler from WWF Austria in a press release. The conservation organization is calling for a nationwide "action plan against the illegal persecution of protected species." A central element of wolf management must be "a comprehensive herd protection initiative that prevents conflicts and thus enables peaceful coexistence."

According to WWF, with a total population of around 100 animals, 26 wolves have already been killed in Austria this year. 22 were killed due to regulations - which WWF criticizes as being against EU law - in addition to three illegal shootings and one traffic victim.

(APA/Red.)

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