The video has spread quickly: A jogger comes face to face with an adult wolf and a wolf pup in Bunken Klitplantage in North Jutland. The adult wolf bares its teeth and raises its hackles.
Since then, authorities have put up warning signs and advised against travel in an area of the plantation.
But the wolf incident does not cause the Danish Society for Nature Conservation to cancel the evening's planned nature walk.
> These are magnificent areas to walk around in, and of course we should be able to continue doing that. But it must also be done with respect for what you are dealing with.
> Eigil Torp-Olesen, tour leader
In the association's local branch, after discussing the authorities' announcements, they have chosen to carry out the tour. The association emphasizes that participants will be at least 500 meters from the area that the authorities are warning against:
- We have been following the commotion surrounding the wolves, and we have assessed that since we are keeping a good distance from that area, there is no problem in carrying out the tour, says tour leader Eigil Torp-Olesen.
And it is important that the incident does not deter people from using nature, believes Eigil Torp-Olesen:
- We must not become afraid to move about in nature. These are some magnificent areas to walk around in, and of course we should be able to continue doing that. But it must also be done with respect for what you are dealing with, he says.
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May attract more to the tour
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The walking tour will focus on the protected area and is not a wolf walk, emphasizes Eigil Torp-Olesen, who however believes that the recent events with wolves in the area may attract more people to the evening's event:
- Perhaps it has generated extra interest. And if the wolf appears and it is at a suitable distance, then it might be a plus for many, he says.
The tour takes place in the natural area RÃ¥bjerg Hede, which borders directly on Bunken Klitplantage, where the jogger encountered the wolf with its pup on Friday.
Experts have assessed that the encounter between the jogger and the wolf was not a dangerous situation, but that the wolf was trying to get the jogger away from the pup.
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The wolves in Bunken Klitplantage
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*2017:* A lone male wolf is registered in Bunken Klitplantage.
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*April, 2025:* A female wolf has arrived in the area, and the male and female become a pair.
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*Friday 7 August, 2026:* A jogger meets an adult wolf and a wolf pup. The wolf bares its teeth and raises its hackles. The jogger tries to scare the wolf away by shouting, and after a while the wolf withdraws.
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*Saturday 8 August, 2026:* Authorities advise against travel in the area until the situation is further assessed. Informational signs are also put up with alternative routes.
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*Thursday 13 August, 2026:* After viewing the jogger's video, experts assess that the wolf is not a problem wolf. Consequently, under EU rules it cannot be shot.
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