For weeks it has been puzzled as to how a fallow deer died near walls (Freising district).
Now it is clear: It was a wolf.
A dead game was found in walls in the Freising district.
The traces indicated a predator as the cause.
Experts now confirm: it must have been a wolf.
Update, November 13th, 10:33 am: Incidentally, in a regulation, i.e. the shooting of individual wolves, conservationist Friedel does not see any point in connection with the Freising wolf.
"That stirs up the false hope among animal owners that if we shoot a few wolves, everything will be fine again."
Update, November 12, 12:05 p.m.:
After the official confirmation of a wolf in the municipality of Mauern, Freising district (
see initial report below
), new connections are opening up in the affected area.
As
Georg Sixt,
CEO of the Mauern Hunting Association, reported to the Freisinger Tagblatt, there had apparently been several
relevant observations
of
conspicuous animals
in the region
recently
: Around four weeks ago, citizens reported that they had seen a "creature" that despite certain similarities "Couldn't have been a dog or a fox," said Sixt.
At that time, however, nobody seriously thought of a wolf.
Wolf tears game by walls: Apparently not the only case
According to his own statements, the 49-year-old lives only 600 meters as the crow flies from the place where the torn fallow deer was found, to which the official wolf confirmation now refers.
Georg Sixt had then examined the Damtier carcass of his friend himself.
“The paw prints in the mud were about ten centimeters long, the picture had indicated a predator. But of course nobody expected a wolf back then. We haven't had that before. "
Rather, one
suspected
a
lynx
.
With the new level of knowledge, other incidents would now appear in a completely new light.
Sixt: “There is a neighboring fallow deer enclosure in which several dead animals with a conspicuous feeding pattern were also found.
At that time it was assumed that the animals somehow perished and were then eaten by a fox. "
Wolf report in the Freising district: Expert sees "zero risk" for people
According to Sixt, the classic wolf dilemma now arises: “The population wants the wolf, but nobody wants it locally.
It's the same game everywhere. ”There are“ zero dangers ”for people, the 49-year-old emphasizes:“ The wolf is a flight animal, it avoids people, will always keep its distance and does not adapt to them. ”Be him never heard of problems with a wolf in relation to humans.
Wolf near Freising: An important appeal to dog owners
Of course, things look different for pet owners.
Sixt: “As a farmer, I myself have 300 cattle grazing.
If the cows calve outside, we can have big problems with a wolf. ”In fact, the calves would not run with the herd for the first eight days, but instead put them down - making them easy prey for a predator.
"We will have to learn to live with danger," says the chairman of the hunting association.
In this context, he makes an appeal specifically to all dog owners: "My advice is to generally keep dogs on a leash and to stay with them in nature on field and field paths."
And then Georg Sixt dares to make a prognosis: "The wolf will probably always immigrate from the Isar or Amperauen - its typical habitat - to us and cause damage." It is uncertain whether a whole pack of wolves might be in the region .
Sixt believes more in a single, wandering cub.
Original report from November 12th, 11 a.m .:
Walls
- Well over
100 wolf packs
live in Germany, according to current official censuses.
Now,
for the first time in recent history, such a
predator
has also been detected
in
the Freising district
.
The experts are referring to an incident that occurred a few days ago in the
municipality of Mauern
.
As confirmed by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment,
a female animal was found dead
in a
fallow deer enclosure
on Sunday, October 25th
.
Because the
location of
the
tracks
indicated a larger
predator
, an expert from the Large Predators Network took on the matter.
He assessed the situation on site and took genetic samples.
According to information from our newspaper, there was
initially speculation about a lynx
because of the
paw prints
.
But on Thursday morning the state office reported: "The results confirm a wolf as the cause."
Wolf in the Freising district confirms: fallow deer torn - was it a repeat offense?
It is currently unclear whether there is a connection to an incident only a few kilometers away in Thonstetten (city of Moosburg): There - also at the end of October - a family
discovered a brutally mangled deer
in their
private garden
.
The circumstances were a mystery here too, the local
hunter made
a certain assumption at the time.
Wolf in the Freising district: Offices offer help to pasture owners
Authorities, interest groups and representatives of
livestock
owners have already been informed, according to the statement by the environmental agency on Thursday.
A more detailed analysis of the genetic material obtained should now provide information about the sex and possible origin of the wolf.
“To avoid further attacks on
grazing animals
the eligible areas will be extended to the hearth protection in Bavaria promptly to the community areas surrounding the event. "livestock farmers whose pastures are within the backdrop, that could
herd protection measures
can be promoted.
Corresponding applications are therefore possible with immediate effect at the responsible offices for food, agriculture and forestry (AELF).
Wolf and other predators sighted?
People asked for help
As the
Environment Agency also
reports
, damage caused to
livestock
owners
by
wolf cracks
can be compensated for by the Large Predator Compensation
Fund
.
Further information can be found on the website of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment.
Anyone who can give specific
information
about a
wolf
, lynx or bear is asked to report this to the Bavarian State Office for the Environment, Specialist Unit Large Predators: by phone at 09281 / 1800-4640 or via email to
fachstelle-gb @ lfu .bayern.de
.
Further detailed information and a registration form are available on the homepage of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment.
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