New Delhi, March 3 -- Europe is home to over 20,000 wolves (Canis lupus) and the species is continuing to make a remarkable comeback across the continent, a study published by a team of researchers on February 25, 2025, has found.

But as wolf numbers in Europe increase, their coexistence with human activities, notably farming and hunting, remains a challenge and requires navigating complex social, economic, and political contexts the study adds.

The team of researchers based their estimate on monitoring reports and expert assessments in 34 countries.

They found that by 2022 at least 21,500 wolves inhabited Europe, 19,000 of which were found in the European Union (EU). This, according to the researchers, is an increase of 58 per cent fr...