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Belgium: €30,000 reward offered after presumed wolf death

By DW
09 November 2019   |   11:24 am
Naya, born in Germany, was the first wolf to be seen in Belgium in a century. Environmental groups have blamed hunters for her disappearance, and are offering a €30,000 award for information about her presumed death.

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