Wolf populations in Croatia began to slowly increase in the early 1990s as the country began a battle for independence from Yugoslavia. Wolves currently inhabit 17,468 square kilometers of continental Croatia. The wolves here intermingle with those from neighboring Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Main prey for wolves here are ungulates and domestic livestock. Wolf range is approximately 30 percent of the map shown. Range lines are not
depicted.
Species Information
Species
Common Names: gray wolf, vuk (Croatian)
Latin Name:
Canis lupus
Subspecies
Common Name: vuk
Latin Name: Canis lupus lupus
Current Wolf Population, Trend, Status
Number of wolves: About 200
Population trend: Increasing
Legal protection: Full protection (no exceptions)
Updated 2007
Wolf W09-Mila, a radio-collared wolf in Croatia (Josip Kusak, Croatian wolf biologist)
Human Relationships
Attitudes & Issues Information on public attitudes and controversial issues in Croatia.
History Information related to the history of wolves in Croatia.
Ecology
Biology Descriptions of species/subspecies present: physiology and unique characteristics as well as information related to diestribution of wolves in Croatia.
