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Wolf in Croatia
Wolf mortality in the period 2012 to 2013
In the period from 2012 to 2013, 59 wolves were recorded as perished. The largest number of these was due to legal culling with 36 individuals (21 in 2012 and 15 in 2013).
Abundance and population trends of wolf in Croatia in 2013
From the compiled data, it is estimated that the wolf population in Croatia ranges from 142 to 212 individuals.
Abundance and population trends of wolf in Croatia in 2012
The data compiled and processed for 2012 show that the wolf population ranges from 162 to 234 individuals...
Abundance and population trends of wolf in Croatia in 2011
The data compiled and processed for 2011 show that the wolf population ranges from 168 to 219 individuals...
Abundance and population trends of wolf in Croatia in 2010
The data compiled and processed for 2010 show that the wolf population ranges from 198 to 261.5 individuals (rounded off to 200–260)...
Causes of threat
In stable wolf populations, with no human impacts, wolves perish in various natural ways, such as in conflicts with other wolves, due to disease or starvation.
Causes of anthropogenic mortality
Road kills – the largest number of wolves (28 individuals, 52%) confirmed to be killed in the four year period from 2005–2008 were killed on roads.
The wolf mortality 1986-2006
By monitoring the mortality of wolves in the entire area of Croatia in the period from 1986 to 2006 the death of 144 wolves was recorded. In 83 per cent of cases the major cause of mortality is man, of which shooting accounts...
Wolf mortality in the period 2005 to 2008
The largest number of wolves killed in the period 2005 to 2008 perished on roads, with a total of 28 individuals killed in that period.
Wolf mortality in the period 2009 to 2010
In the two year period from 2009 to 1010, a total of 57 wolves perished. The majority of these were due to legal culling, with 24 individuals (6 in 2009 and 18 in 2010).
Distribution of the wolf in Croatia
A hundred years ago, wolves inhabited the entire territory of the present day Republic of Croatia...
Abundance and population trends of wolf in Croatia in 2009
The data compiled and processed for 2009 show that the wolf population ranges from 181 to 253 individuals (rounded off to 180–250)...
Abundance and population trends of wolf in Croatia in 2008
The data compiled and processed for 2008 show that the wolf population is stable, with 175 to 244 individuals, for an average of 209 individuals distributed in some fifty packs.
Abundance and population trends of wolf in Croatia in 2007
The population size assessment conducted in 2007 resulted in an approximate range of 180 to 230 individuals, or an average of 205 individuals distributed in some fifty packs.
Abundance and population trends of wolf in Croatia in 2006
The data compiled and processed for 2006 show that the wolf population ranged from 180 to 240 individuals, for an average of 210 individuals distributed in just over forty packs.