https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The chairperson of Denmark’s agriculture council says farmers should be allowed to hunt wolves, with the animal breeding much faster than expected. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170705/danish-farmers-want-new-plan-as-wolves-breed Wed, 05 Jul 2017 13:35:16 +0200 danish-farmers-want-new-plan-as-wolves-breed At least five wolves, including one female, travelled over 500 kilometres to return to Denmark for the first time in two centuries, a zoologist who has obtained DNA evidence said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170505/wolves-return-to-denmark-for-first-time-in-200-years Fri, 05 May 2017 12:49:27 +0200 wolves-return-to-denmark-for-first-time-in-200-years Six deer have been found killed in an enclosed deer farm near to a designated wolf zone in the western part of Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170406/new-denmark-wolf-attack-six-deer-killed-at-west-jutland-farm Thu, 06 Apr 2017 17:56:19 +0200 new-denmark-wolf-attack-six-deer-killed-at-west-jutland-farm The time has come for authorities to act after the spread of wolves, back in Denmark for the first time since the 1800s, was proved, says professor Carsten Rahbek, professor of biological diversity at the State Natural History Museum (Statens Naturhistoriske Museum) in Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170308/denmarks-wolf-return-in-need-of-action-professor Wed, 08 Mar 2017 10:57:02 +0100 denmarks-wolf-return-in-need-of-action-professor Danish sheep farmers are demanding action from the government after yet another sheep death has been killed by wolves. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170217/danish-farmers-call-for-help-as-wolf-attacks-rise Fri, 17 Feb 2017 23:28:48 +0100 danish-farmers-call-for-help-as-wolf-attacks-rise Wolf sightings have been steadily trickling in over the years, but now a camera trap has captured the first good glimpse of an animal that recently returned to Denmark after a two-century absence. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151012/wolf-selfie-thrills-danish-nature-lovers Mon, 12 Oct 2015 19:09:28 +0200 wolf-selfie-thrills-danish-nature-lovers For the first time since a wolf was spotted in Denmark in the autumn of 2012, researchers have confirmed that at least one female has made the journey from Germany to Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150424/first-female-wolf-denmark Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:41:58 +0200 first-female-wolf-denmark A wolf has been spotted on the outskirts of Denmark’s fifth largest city just three months after researchers confirmed the predator was definitely back. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150126/wolf-spotted-on-outskirts-of-danish-city Mon, 26 Jan 2015 23:10:00 +0100 wolf-spotted-on-outskirts-of-danish-city There is no wolf on the prowl near Copenhagen, but nature authorities warn that the dog that bit the head clean off a deer calf is still on the loose and dangerous. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141214/brutal-deer-attack-near-copenhagen-was-a-dog Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:11:00 +0100 brutal-deer-attack-near-copenhagen-was-a-dog After a deer was found with its head "bitten off", nature authorities warn that a very large and dangerous dog – or even a wolf – could be on the prowl. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141212/unusually-strong-animal-on-the-loose-near-copenhagen Fri, 12 Dec 2014 08:59:00 +0100 unusually-strong-animal-on-the-loose-near-copenhagen For the first time in two centuries, it can be said with confidence that at least one wolf has made its home in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141105/the-wolf-has-officially-returned-to-denmark Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:54:36 +0100 the-wolf-has-officially-returned-to-denmark