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Brandenburg is calculating the decline in the number of wolf families and territories
The wolf population in Germany is stagnating at a fairly high rate. Most of the animals live in Lower Saxony and Brandenburg – fewer groups are registered here than in previous wolf years.
The number of confirmed wolf packs in Brandenburg is decreasing. Evaluation of the 2024/2025 wolf year revealed 54 wolf families and 6 wolf pairs, as shown by State Environmental Agency monitoring data. In the previous wolf year – which lasted from May to the end of April the following year – numbers were given at 60 packs and 11 pairs in Brandenburg.
There was also a decrease in wolf territories from 73 to 60 in the 2024/2025 wolf year. Most wolves live in Brandenburg and Lower Saxony.
Territory is the territory where adult wolves roam, which they mark and defend from foreign wolves. Wolves live in families (packs), which, according to the State Environmental Agency, usually consist of parents and their offspring.
According to information now published by the Federal Documentation and Advisory Center regarding wolves, in 2024/2025 there were a total of 219 packs, 43 wolf pairs, and 14 individual animals across all federal states with wolf populations. In terms of wolf territories, Lower Saxony tops the list with 63.
The number of wolf territories has stagnated across Germany
Looking at Germany as a whole, the number of wolf territories stagnated for the first time since wolf recolonization began 25 years ago. This is the result of monitoring by the federal documentation and advice center.
At least 1,636 individual wolves live in Germany (as of 10 November 2025): 544 wolves can be classified as adults, and another 62 cannot be determined whether they are adults. Additionally, 183 pups (wolves in their second year of life) and 769 pups (wolves in their first year of life) were detected. For 34 individuals it could not be determined whether they were puppies or puppies, and for another 44 individuals the age could not be determined at all.
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In the 2024/25 monitoring year, 163 dead wolves were found. By far, the most common cause of death was (road) traffic: 124 animals died this way.
dpa
