The population of wolves in Saxony has stabilized. There are currently 35 packs, ten pairs of wolves and a single female wolf, according to the State Office for the Environment, Agriculture and Geology. Since 2021/2022, the population has fluctuated between 40 and 50 wolf territories. The current results would confirm this trend. A wolf territory refers to an area claimed by a pack or a pair of wolves.
Most of Saxony's wolves live in Lusatia
According to the authority, most territories are still located in Upper Lusatia. Here, 27 packs, five pairs and the "lone wolf" have been identified. Outside of Lusatia, there has been a stable occurrence in North Saxony for several years with currently five packs and one wolf pair.
A wolf pair without offspring was detected in the Dresdner Heide and one pack each in the districts of Meißen and Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge as well as in the Erzgebirgskreis.
