Following the discovery of the body of the wolf August at the end of July in Oudsbergen, Limburg, a Flemish photographer took a photograph of a wolf cub on 11 August.
An employee of the Welkom Wolf association also reportedly spotted the wolf Noëlla last Tuesday outside the military estate, in the company of this cub or another young wolf.
Little is known of the fate of August's seven offspring, which grew up in a strictly inaccessible military estate. Only when they are captured in the field by the cameras of the Flemish Agency for Nature and Forests will we be able to learn more about their state of health.
On Wednesday night, a Shetland pony was attacked in Peer, Limburg. This attack suggests that Noëlla is working hard to provide her offspring with the food they need. Cubs' feeding requirements generally increase from mid-August onwards.
Over the next few weeks, it should be possible to find out whether any more cubs are alive.
The pack's youngsters are now becoming increasingly mobile. Welkom Wolf expects the cubs, soon to be teenagers, to start exploring the outside world beyond the military domain. This is why the association is recommending the installation of 'wolf-proof' fencing to protect sheep, goat, alpaca and fallow deer farms.
