Wolf in Belgium
Several confirmed sightings of a wolf occurred in the Mol region on Thursday. This is what the non-profit organization Welcome Wolf says. It concerns a young wolf, it sounds, who may still be looking for a permanent territory and may move on.
The wolf was first spotted around 12 noon in the woods near the intersection of Greesstraat and Belsebaan in Mol. An hour later, the animal crossed the Molse Zuiderring from south to north, towards the Molse Netevallei. A motorist was able to photograph the animal.
The wolf was not seen again for hours afterward, but that is not strange, according to Welcome Wolf. “It could have been predicted that this wandering wolf would go into hiding in a quiet piece of nature and wait for darkness to continue its wandering,” it said.
Café De Oude Jager
After darkness fell, the wolf appeared one last time on the other side of the Molse Netevallei in Mol-Ezaart. An alert driver last filmed the animal at 10 p.m., on Hoogeind street, behind the café De Oude Jager. It is not clear where the animal went during the night. “A wandering wolf can travel up to 50 miles in one night,” Welcome Wolf says.
The non-profit organization emphasizes that a wolf is harmless to humans and even avoids them. “Settled wolves mainly live on game, but wandering wolves often move through areas they are completely unfamiliar with and where game is therefore more difficult to find,” it says. “That is why they more often assault unprotected small livestock that they encounter on their path.”
Limburg pack
The animal could be a young one from the Limburg pack, but could also come from (much) further away. His current wandering does not have to end in our country. A wolf travels hundreds to thousands of kilometers until it finds a suitable area (and mate). The region around Mol is probably not suitable.
