The first wolf settled in the North Veluwe in 2018. A second wolf joined it in early 2019. This pair has had young every year since 2019. More wolf pairs emerged in recent years. By 2022, at least 16 wolf cubs have now been born to four wolf pairs. At least three in the South-West Drenthe/Southeast Friesland area, six in the North Veluwe, four in the Central Veluwe and three in Park de Hoge Veluwe. This means there are four packs in the Netherlands, one of which is in the north of the Netherlands for the first time. There is also regular activity on the South-West Veluwe, in the border area between North Brabant and Limburg and in the South-West Brabant and Zeeland region. There are also several wolf territories just across the border with Germany and Belgium.
The wolf is a protected species. This means that killing, capturing and deliberately disturbing wolves is prohibited.