狼又回到比利时来了！
Comeback of the Wolf in Belgium
本文主要基于 世界自然基金会比利时分会 的文章。您可以点击阅读原文：https://wwf.be/nl/actualiteit/de-belgische-comeback-van-de-wolf-een-notendop. 本文使用权由世界自然基金会比利时分会友情提供。
This post is largely based on the original article by WWF Belgium . You can check out their article here: https://wwf.be/nl/actualiteit/de-belgische-comeback-van-de-wolf-een-notendop. Rights to use this article were kindly provided by WWF Belgium.
你知道吗？ 100多年来，比利时一直看不到狼的踪影？ 一直到2016年，第一只狼才回来！这是一个引人入胜的传奇故事。在下一批幼狼出生之前，我们回顾一下狼回归以来最重要的事件。
Did you know that
for more than 100 years, wolves were nowhere to be seen in Belgium?
That was until 2016, when the first wolf returned. That was the start of a compelling saga. Before the next batch of cubs is born, we look back at the most important events since the wolf's return.
狼在比利时的回归是值得庆贺的，因为比利时一直在做野化工作 ，这证明了努力是有效的。野化是指在特定地区重新引入已经消失或灭绝的本地物种，因为拥有多种不同动植物的多样化的自然环境更能抵御气候危机等冲击。
The return of the wolf in Belgium is a welcome development as it fits in with larger rewilding efforts in Belgium . Rewilding involves reintroducing native species that have disappeared or become extinct in a given region. Because a diverse natural environment, with many different animals and plants, is much more resilient to shocks such as the climate crisis.
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2016
我们又有狼了！
We have wolves again!
124年以来，狼从比利时的乡村消失了。直到有无可辩驳的证据表明，有一只狼越过了我们的国境。它只是路过，还是预示着比利时生物多样性的新篇章？
For 124 years, the wolf disappeared from our Belgian countryside. Until irrefutable evidence showed that a wolf crossed our national borders. Was he just passing through, or did he herald a new chapter for Belgium's biodiversity?
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2018
狼在比利时定居啦
Wolves settle
in our country
为了得到上面那个问题的答案，我们必须耐心等待到2018年。因为就在那时，第一只比利时狼Naya, 在林堡定居下来。它很快就找到了伴侣——August. 为了保持平衡，另一只公狼Akéla也在埃菲尔自然公园（High Fens）定居下来。
For the answer to that question, we had to be patient until 2018. Because that is when Naya, the first Belgian wolf, settled in Limburg. She soon found a partner - August. To balance things out, another male wolf, Akéla, settled in the nature reserve of the High Fens.
Naya and Akéla
©Natuur en Bos / INBO
3
2019
Naya死亡，比利时的悲剧
Naya dies, a tragedy for Belgium
当比利时正焦急地等待着本世纪第一批比利时狼崽时，一场悲剧将所有希望扯碎了。Naya被杀死了。整个国家都很伤心，August孤立无援。Akéla也还没有找到伴侣。
Belgium was anxiously awaiting the first Belgian wolf cubs of the century when a tragedy wiped all hope off the table. Naya was killed. Our country was in turmoil, and August was left alone. Akéla, had not found a mate yet either.
4
2020
希望出现了！
Hope on the horizon
2020年，我们得到了一些好消息！在国家的北部，August找到了新女友Noëlla。Akéla的孤独期也结束了，因为它遇到了Maxima。这对情侣让我们看到了比利时狼群的希望。
In 2020, we got some good news! In the north of the country, August had found a new girlfriend, Noëlla. The lonely period was also over for Akéla when he met Maxima. The pairs gave us hope for our Belgian wolf population.
5
2021 & 2022
创纪录的「婴儿潮」！
Record breaking
baby boom!
2021年是名副其实的「婴儿潮」。August和Noëlla生下了五只小狼。Maxima和Akéla产下四只小狼。2022年，它们又打破了自己的记录：Noëlla和August有了九只小狼，Akéla和Maxima有了五只小狼。狼群正在蓬勃发展！
2021 kicked off with a veritable baby boom. August and Noëlla gave birth to five cubs. Maxima and Akéla welcomed four little ones. And in 2022, they broke their own records: Noëlla and August have no less than nine little wolves, Akéla and Maxima five. The wolf community is in full bloom!
Akéla and Maxima’s cubs
©Natuur en Bos / INBO
6
2023
新的挑战
New challenges
去年七月，灾难降临在法兰德斯：August被车辆碾死了。幸运的是，也有好消息。安特卫普北部出现了一只新狼——Emma。12 月，她找到了一个伴侣——虽然我们并不知道它是谁。
Maxima和Akéla产下了第三胎，共五只幼狼，它们之前产下的一匹公狼和一匹母狼在埃菲尔自然公园定居下来，与它们的父母相依为命。一只来自意大利阿尔卑斯山的公狼加入了母狼的行列，母狼的兄弟也找到了配偶（我们还不知道那只母狼的更多身世）。这对全新的夫妇于2023年也生下了小狼。
Last July, disaster struck Flanders: August was run over. Fortunately, there is also good news. A new wolf showed up in the north of Antwerp, Emma. And in December she found a partner - he still remains a mystery to us, though.
Maxima and Akéla had a third litter of five cubs, and a wolf and a wolfess from their previous litters settled in the High Fens, close to their parents. The wolfess was joined by a male from the Italian Alps and her brother also found a mate (we do not yet know more about her origins). The two brand-new couples gave birth to little wolves in 2023.
Akéla and Maxima’s cub with her male partner from the Italian Alps
©Natuur en Bos / INBO
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Early 2024年初
四个狼群和一对小狼
Four packs and one pair
比利时目前有四个狼群和一对狼。这意味着今年春天可能会有很多新狼出现。这是个好消息，但也带来了新的挑战。
We currently count four packs and one wolf pair in Belgium. That means there could be a lot of new wolves this spring. Great news, but that also creates new challenges.
在与野生动物和谐相处之前，我们还有很多东西要学。但比利时在狼回归后迅速做出了反应，并带来了好的成效。得益于「狼围栏大队」，比利时的农场动物得到了很好的保护，免受狼的袭击。因此，与2022年相比，2023年在法兰德斯被狼杀死的农场动物减少了48%，而狼的数量却有所增加。我们只能得出一个结论：我们希望并且能够与狼共存。
We still have a lot to learn before we can live harmoniously with wild animals. But Belgium reacted quickly when the wolf returned, and that reactivity is bearing its fruits. Thanks to the Wolf Fencing Team, Belgian farm animals are well protected from wolf attacks. As a result, in 2023, wolves killed 48% fewer Flemish farm animals than in 2022, and that while the number of wolves increased. From this we can only conclude one thing: we want to and can live together with the wolf.
