On August 3, three sheep were killed and two injured in Ostallgäu. After a genetic analysis it is now clear: it was actually a wolf.
- Three dead sheep from the Ostallgäu have been examined by an expert from the Bavarian State Office for the Environment over the past few days.
- Now the result is there: the animals in Bavaria actually fell victim to a wolf.
- The authority reacts with measures for livestock owners in the region south of Augsburg *.
Neuschwanstein Castle, Lake Forggensee, the Allgäu Alps - the Ostallgäu district in Bavarian Swabia has many sights. Now, officially, the region has one attraction that many farmers would have preferred to do without - a wolf.
Authority confirms: Wolf has killed three sheep in Ostallgäu
The Bavarian State Office for the Environment (LfU) has just officially confirmed this. Ten days ago, a sheep farmer in the Ostallgäu district was confronted with a bad scene. Three of his sheep lay dead in the pasture , obviously torn by a predator.
Two other animals were injured by the attacker. Now it doesn't always have to be the wolf in such attacks. Stray dogs also like to have a sheep on their conscience. That is why an expert is always brought in in such cases. A member of the Great Predators Network . He then documents the case and takes tissue samples for a genetic analysis .
On Thursday evening (August 13th) , the LfU announced the result in a press release and thus established with no doubt: The sheep were killed and injured by a wolf . The investigations do not end there. It is still completely unclear where the animal comes from and whether it is perhaps already known.
Wolf in Bavaria: dead sheep in the Garmisch-Partenkrichen and Traunstein area reported before Ostallgäu
In fact, it is not the first bloody contact with a wolf in Bavaria this summer. Not that far away, in the Weilheim-Schongau district, a wolf * was photographed by a photo trap. A little later there were reports of dead sheep in south-eastern Upper Bavaria, in the Traunstein district and on the other side of the border in Tyrol. In mid-July, several sheep were found dead in the southern district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, * others are missing. Here, too, a wolf is considered to be the culprit. Since then, the Wolf cause has been discussed intensely in the region. *
Wolf in Bavaria: Livestock owners in the region receive special subsidies and compensation
In the Ostallgäu, however, there is at least one consolation for livestock owners. The region was immediately included in the so-called "Support setting for herd protection in Bavaria". It applies to the community where the dead sheep were found and all surrounding communities.
Livestock farmers whose pastures are within the backdrop can have herd protection measures promoted. Applications can now be submitted to the responsible offices for food, agriculture and forestry (AELF). Damage caused to livestock owners by wolf cracks can be compensated for by the Large Predator Compensation Fund.
Incidentally, it is not the first wolf in the Ostallgäu. As early as late autumn 2018, a dead calf was used to confirm a wolf in the region. Apparently the animals feel at home in the tranquil holiday region and have come to stay. ( * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network. )