Lithuania is a country in the North east of Europe, with Poland to the South West, Belarus to the South East and Latvia to the north.

Only 34.5% of the country is still forested, which explains the fact that the country only hosts 200-300 wolves, and very few bears (they are considered extinct, but given their presence in several of the countries that border, it seems likely that the move in an out relatively regularly).

It should be noted that the wolf population is greatly depleted. This is because around 30,000 people in Lithuania have a hunting license (obviously, this is just one wolf for every 100 hunters.

Lynx are faring even worse, with a country wide population of 80-100.

Ecotourism is well established, though it concentrates on the forests and mountains, rather than the wild species that once lived there. Never-the-less an increase in ecotourists visiting is likely to change the outlook on these wild animals. There is significant space for Lithuania to both hunt these animals and enjoy a far larger ecotourism industry, were it to reduce hunting quotas drastically, and allow the populations to recover