THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A warning to stay out of forests close to one of the Netherlands' biggest cities was withdrawn Friday after DNA tests confirmed that a wolf shot last week was an animal that had menaced visitors to the area near Utrecht that is popular with walkers, runners and cyclists.

Utrecht Province issued a permit to shoot the wolf, identified officially as GW3237m but known locally as Bram, after a number of reported incidents including biting or approaching humans. Earlier this year, the province advised people away from wooded land between two busy highways in the region.

“Now the problem wolf has been removed from the population, the direct threat and the advice to avoid the area no longer apply,” the province said in a statement. It added that more general advice about

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