Wolves in Murmansk region increased by 38 percent in three years

In the Murmansk region, the number of wolves has increased. According to the regional government, in 2026 there were 423 individuals in the region. This is 38% more than three years ago. Such information RIA Novosti provided in the press service of the government of the Murmansk region.

The Arctic region has become one of the Russian regions, where in recent years there has been a noticeable increase in the population of these predators. In addition to the Murmansk region, an increase in the number of wolves was recorded in the Astrakhan region, Mordovia and Bashkiria.

In other regions, the situation is different: somewhere the number of wolves remains stable or slightly increases, and in some regions of Russia there is a decrease in the population.

According to the latest data, 423 wolves live in the Murmansk region. The increase in the number over three years was more than a third.

Earlier, “MK in Murmansk” reported that a new courtyard wolf appeared at the residents of Naberezhnaya Street in Kandalaksha.