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On Monday 23 March 2026, Luxembourg's Nature and Forest Agency (ANF) provided an update on the presence of a wolf which had been confirmed in the Wincrange area.

At the end of February 2026, the ANF discovered that five sheep in a pasture near Wincrange had been killed by a predator, while two others were injured. As a wolf could not be ruled out as the culprit based on the expert report from the ANF, samples were taken from the sheep and genetic analyses were initiated for verification. The laboratory analyses have since confirmed that a wolf was responsible for killing the animals.

The ANF has now confirmed that the wolf identified was a female, which had already been recorded in 2025 in the Thuringia and Rhineland-Palatinate. Since the reappearance of the wolf in Luxembourg, this is the second confirmed female in the country.

Following the attack near Wincrange, the ANF received a further report near Heinerscheid, in which several sheep were also killed. Laboratory analyses have since confirmed that the predator in this case was another female wolf, this time from the Nordeifel-Belgium pack, which is active partly in German territory and partly in the Belgian High Fens.

It is not known whether the animals are still present in Luxembourg or have merely passed through.

The ANF noted that confirmed sightings of individual wolves have occurred regularly in Luxembourg since 2017, although no pack has established itself in the country. Wolf packs have been living in neighbouring countries for several years, including in the High Fens in Belgium and in the Netherlands. Two additional pairs of wolves live in the Belgian Ardennes, not far from the Luxembourg border.

The authorities recalled that wolves generally avoid direct contact with humans. Encounters between humans and wolves are therefore very rare, but not impossible. Wolves typically retreat as soon as they notice a person, but they may also be curious and observe the person briefly before leaving. Guidelines on how to behave in the event of encountering a wolf, as well as the Wolf Action Plan, are available online.

The ANF has asked the public to directly report any possible signs of wolf presence by email: wolf@anf.etat.lu.