A wolf that bit a woman in Hamburg last week in the first such attack in Germany for decades has been released back into the wild, the local environment ministry said Monday. The animal was "fitted with a transmitter and successfully released" on Sunday evening and is being "closely monitored", the ministry said in a statement. The wolf bit a woman in a shopping centre in Hamburg last Monday in the first incident of its kind since the species began returning to Germany almost 30 years ago. AdvertisementHowever, wolves migrating from Poland began settling again in eastern Germany after reunification, when stronger wildlife protections were introduced. An official study last year recorded 219 packs of wolves across the country, as well as 43 wolf pairs and 14 lone wolves.

Source: The Local April 07, 2026 02:00 UTC