Wildlife camera captures red deer escaping from two wolves
A wildlife camera placed in the Veluwe heathland region near Arnhem has captured a stag fleeing from two wolves in a dramatic chase around the edge of a small pond.
Forest ranger Frank Theunissen posted some of the footage on social media website BlueSky, saying the chase lasted at least 50 minutes.
Theunissen said the stag is well known to rangers, so they will soon be able to find out whether the wolves managed to catch and kill him. The final shot shows the stag with a gaping wound on its thigh, but no sign of the wolves.
En de beelden. Het hert zoekt diep water op om aan de wolven van de ZW Veluwe roedel te ontkomen. In totaal duurde dit ruim 50 minuten. Het hert kennen we. Daarom zal het ook wel snel duidelijk worden of hij alsnog gedood en gegeten is.
— Frank Theunissen (@franktheunissen.bsky.social) November 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The hunters are thought to be part of a pack of 13 wolves known as the ZW Veluwe group. Monitoring body BIJ12 estimates that there are between 104 and 124 wolves altogether in the Netherlands, based on DNA samples and reports of attacks on livestock.
Most of them are thought to be living in the Veluwe region.
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