As of: February 23, 2024, 5:09 a.m
By: Sophia Lother
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Walkers or dog owners who suddenly smell Maggi in the forest should be very careful.
Kassel – Instead of street smog, the smell of earth, moss and sprouting nature: a nice walk in the forest helps to clear your head and relax.
As long as it doesn't smell like Maggi.
This is neither a bad joke nor a typo, it is actually the smell of the well-known seasoning sauce that should alert walkers and especially dog owners in the forest.
Dog owners in particular should pay attention to the smell of Maggi in the forest.
(Symbolic photo) © IMAGO/onemorepicture / Thorsten Wagner
The smell of Maggi in the forest heralds danger: What walkers and dog owners should pay attention to
Wild boars are no longer uncommon in the forests.
The German Wildlife Foundation expects an occurrence of up to 1.5 million.
Their population has multiplied in recent decades.
An encounter with walkers and dog owners is therefore entirely possible – and can be dangerous.
Especially when a mother wild boar is out and about with her children, because she has a strong protective instinct.
Although the main time for wild offspring is between February and March, encountering them is generally possible all year round.
That's why you should not only keep your eyes and ears open, but also pay particular attention to your nose when you're out in the forest.
“If it smells like Maggi seasoning, then there is probably a wild boar nearby,” reports Jenifer Calvi from the German Wildlife Foundation to the German Press Agency.
Wildlife biologist Konstantin Börner from the Berlin Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research explained in an interview with Bayerischer Rundfunk that this was not due to the animals' diet.
“The smell of Maggi is purely a coincidence,” he emphasizes.
But what should walkers do if they suddenly encounter a wild boar?
Encounter with a wild boar: This is what walkers and dog owners should do now
The animal protection organization PETA has put together a number of tips that should be followed if you encounter a wild boar in the forest:
Keep your distance and give way to animals
Pay attention to warning signs such as: cocked tail, snorting, chattering teeth
Quietly and calmly withdraw
Maggi smell in the forest: That's why dog owners have to be particularly careful
“If a dog runs into the undergrowth, it can quickly become a victim of wild boars,” warned Uwe Zindel, former head of the Wolfhagen Forestry Office, urgently some time ago.
If you don't know how your dog will react when it encounters wild boars, you should definitely keep it on a leash.
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The Berlin Veterinary Association also points out in an information letter that dog owners should gradually and slowly move away with their leashed animal.
If the dog barks, the owners must not respond to it under any circumstances.
“The dog sees any persuasion - including scolding or repeated commands - as 'joining in' on the part of its pack leader and feels confirmed in its attack,” says the veterinary association.
The following also applies to a free-roaming dog: stay relaxed and call the four-legged friend back calmly but firmly.
But it's not just direct confrontation that can be dangerous for the dog.
Numerous wild boars also transmit the so-called Aujeszky's disease, which is usually fatal in domestic animals.