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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Phoebe Weston

Wolves and brown bears among wildlife making ‘exciting’ comeback in Europe

A wolf stands in grassland looking at the camera
An Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus), a sub-species of the grey wolf, in the Sierra de la Culebra, Spain. There are now 17,000 grey wolves across continental Europe. Photograph: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty

Wolves, brown bears and white-tailed eagles are among the top predators making a comeback across Europe, according to a major report that looks at how some wildlife is rebounding.

Researchers analysed data on 50 wildlife species whose population size and geographical distribution have expanded over the past 40 years to show how effective legal protection, habitat restoration and reintroductions can drive species recovery.

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