<P> Wolves were once present in Great Britain . Early writing from Roman and later Saxon chronicles indicate that wolves appear to have been extraordinarily numerous on the island . Unlike other British animals, wolves were unaffected by island dwarfism, with certain skeletal remains indicating that they may have grown as large as Arctic wolves . The species was exterminated from Britain through a combination of deforestation and active hunting through bounty systems . </P> <P> Certain historians write that in 950, King Athelstan imposed an annual tribute of 300 wolf skins on Welsh king Hywel Dda, while William of Malmesbury states that Athelstan requested gold and silver, and that it was his nephew Edgar the Peaceful who gave up that fine and instead demanded a tribute of wolf skins on King Constantine of Wales . Wolves at that time were especially numerous in the districts bordering Wales, which were heavily forested . </P>

Are there wolves in the wild in the uk