The reappearance of wolves after roughly half a century in the mount Parnitha national park, to the north of Athens , has been documented by the environmental advocacy group Callisto
The presence of wolves on Parnitha was confirmed with the use of infrared photographs, taken from by automatic cameras left on the mountain for six months, following a request for research support by the forestry service.
The cameras recorded a wolfpack of 7-8 wolves.
According to Callisto, the incident is “interpreted as a natural re-settlement of a dispersed species”, adding that the presence of wolves in the mountainous area does not constitute a threat for hikers.
According to Callisto, the phenomenon is “interpreted as a natural re-settlement of a dispersed species. They also gave the assurance that the presence of the wolf in the area does not constitute a threat for hikers and visitors in general.
The protection of huge areas of the mountainous and semi-mountainous zones followed by the gradual abandonment of the countryside and the review and upgrading of the legislation on the protection of the wolf and the brown bear along with the recovery of the wild boar, the roe deer and the deer on Parnitha were among the main causes of the gradual recovery of the species in areas where they had disappeared, according to Callisto.
Wolves roamed the Attica basin in ancient times and the ancient Athenians who had a lot of respect for wild animals named on of the Athens hills, Lykavitos, the path of the wolves, after the wolves.
