The endangered predators have steered clear of humans since being reintroduced to Germany in 1998, though one did attack Ursula von der Leyen's pony in 2022.
Wolves are now present in almost all EU countries, and their numbers have increased from 11,000 in 2012 to more than 20,000 in 2023. Italy, Bulgaria, Romania and Spain have populations of more than 2…