A wildlife camera in the Türkenfeld-Süd district took a photo of an animal shortly before midnight on Tuesday, April 16th. According to experts from the State Office for the Environment (LfU), the animal is most likely a wolf.
Harald Magerl is the hunter in the approximately 300 hectare area. He has placed three wildlife cameras there, mainly to keep an eye on the wild boar population. But his cameras have already delivered photos of wild boars, deer, and badgers – but never of a wolf, he says. The hunting tenant is particularly worried about his dogs: "That can always be critical when there is a wolf nearby." But he hopes that it is only a single animal and "that it will move on relatively quickly." The local government spread the news late Wednesday afternoon on its website and through the media. But word has gotten around among hunters that there was recently an incident involving a cunning animal in the neighboring Landsberg district. A year ago two animals, possibly wolves, were spotted on the road between Türkenfeld and Moorenweis. It is assumed that they were wolves, but there is no proof. Because of African swine fever, hunters are currently keeping an eye on wild boars. Technology is a good help. Some cameras even take videos. The State Office for the Environment (LfU) provides information on its website (lfu.bayern.de) about the occurrence of wolves in Europe and the way of life of the animals with a wolf. And finally, there are tips on how to react if you encounter a wolf, as well as where a sighting should be reported and how to act if you do encounter one. The wolves are believed to live in the FÜRSTENFELDBRUCK district of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, but it is not known if they have been spotted in the area so far. The wolf was adopted by hunting tenant Harald Magerl.