Gray wolf (Canis lupus) populations are expanding across Europe, which leads to an increase in their interactions with people and domestic animals, including dogs. Attacks on hunting dogs are becoming a major cause for conflicts between wolves and hunters in many countries, including Croatia, where this conflict has increased dramatically in recent years. To better understand the conflict and possible causes behind the attacks, we conducted a survey among Croatian hunters to investigate the trends and characteristics of the attacks. A total of 103 hunting dogs were reported as attacked by wolves in 2010–2018 with a significantly increasing trend. The attacks were fatal for 86% of the attacked dogs and among the dogs killed, 96% were at least partly consumed by the wolves. The most frequently attacked dogs were about 3 years old (47%), males (82%), and weighing 10–20 kg (62%) and belonged to scent hounds and related breeds. In respect to the breed, dogs were not attacked randomly, but we observed significant selection for tricolor hound, while Balkan hound, the Istrian hound, and the Posavina hound were avoided according to availability. Majority (64%) of dogs were killed during drive hunts on wild boar and highest frequency of attacks was recorded in the Split–Dalmatia County. More dogs were attacked in counties with more livestock and fewer wild prey, but correlations were not significant. Results suggest that wolves likely perceived dogs as potential prey and indicate some of the potential measures that could be used to mitigate the conflict.

灰太狼（犬狼疮）人口在整个欧洲范围内不断扩大，这导致它们与人和包括狗在内的家畜的互动增加。对猎狗的攻击正成为包括克罗地亚在内的许多国家的狼与猎人之间冲突的主要原因，近年来，这种冲突急剧增加。为了更好地了解攻击背后的冲突和可能的原因，我们在克罗地亚猎人中进行了一项调查，以调查攻击的趋势和特征。据报告，在2010–2018年间，共有103只猎狗受到了狼的攻击，并且呈明显上升趋势。袭击对86％的被袭击狗是致命的，在被杀死的狗中，至少有96％被狼食用。受攻击最频繁的狗大约3岁（47％），雄狗（82％），体重为10–20千克（62％），属于猎犬和相关犬种。关于品种，不是随机攻击狗，但是我们观察到三色猎犬的选择显着，而巴尔坎猎犬，伊斯特拉猎犬和波萨维纳猎犬则根据可用性避免使用。大部分（64％）的狗是在野猪驾车狩猎中被杀死的，在斯普利特–达尔马提亚县记录到的袭击频率最高。在拥有更多牲畜和更少野生猎物的县，更多的狗遭到袭击，但相关性并不显着。结果表明，狼很可能将狗视为潜在的猎物，并指出了一些可用于缓解冲突的潜在措施。但是我们观察到三色猎犬的选择显着，而巴尔坎猎犬，伊斯特拉猎犬和波萨维纳猎犬则根据可用性避免使用。大部分（64％）的狗是在野猪驾车狩猎中被杀死的，在斯普利特–达尔马提亚县记录到的袭击频率最高。在拥有更多牲畜和更少野生猎物的县，更多的狗遭到袭击，但相关性并不显着。结果表明，狼很可能将狗视为潜在的猎物，并指出了一些可用于缓解冲突的潜在措施。但是我们观察到三色猎犬的选择显着，而巴尔坎猎犬，伊斯特拉猎犬和波萨维纳猎犬则根据可用性避免使用。大部分（64％）的狗是在野猪驾车狩猎中被杀死的，在斯普利特–达尔马提亚县记录到的袭击频率最高。在拥有更多牲畜和更少野生猎物的县，更多的狗遭到袭击，但相关性并不显着。结果表明，狼很可能将狗视为潜在的猎物，并指出了一些可用于缓解冲突的潜在措施。在拥有更多牲畜和更少野生猎物的县，更多的狗遭到袭击，但相关性并不显着。结果表明，狼很可能将狗视为潜在的猎物，并指出了一些可用于缓解冲突的潜在措施。在拥有更多牲畜和更少野生猎物的县，更多的狗遭到袭击，但相关性并不显着。结果表明，狼很可能将狗视为潜在的猎物，并指出了一些可用于缓解冲突的潜在措施。