Potential female mate spotted in
habitat of wild male in east of country
Jennifer
Rankin in Brussels
Thu 2 Jan
2020 16.25 GMTLast modified on Mon 6 Jan 2020 10.15 GMT
A lone wolf in Belgium has
a love interest, after a potential female mate was spotted in his habitat in
the east of the country, authorities have said.
The Flemish Agency for Nature and
Forests (ANB) revealed this week the first images of a she-wolf it has
christened Noëlla, who was spotted in the north-eastern province of Limbourg,
bordering the Netherlands.
The agency said she was in the
same habitat as August, a male who was seen “acting like a solitary wolf”
after the
“virtually certain” death of Naya, a female wolf who had been
carrying cubs and receiving food from him.
Posting nocturnal images of
Noëlla on its Facebook page, the ANB said her arrival in August’s habitat was
great news, adding that the wolf mating season was in February: “That makes
dreams for 2020!”
“It’s a female. With the she-wolf
Noëlla, August has a potential new love in Limbourg,” tweeted Zuhal Demir, the
Flemish region’s environment minister.
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