This winter the first wolf in 100 years arrived in Belgium,completing the animals’ return to mainland Europe. But can Europeans relearn how to live alongside the predators?To some it is a roe deer that eats meat: an adaptable animal capable of living peaceably alongside humans. To others it is a demonic killing machine that ruins farmers and whose presence is a symbol of the city’s contempt for rural life.
The wolf is on the rise in Europe. This winter it finally reconquered Belgium, the final mainland European country from which it had been absent after decades of persecution.
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Source: guardian.co.uk