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After a sheep was killed in Großhelferdorf near Aying, it is almost certain that a wolf was responsible.
Conservationist Manfred Siering is now calling for tolerance towards wild animals.
Großhelferdorf/Grünwald
– If it turns out that a wolf actually killed several sheep in Großhelferdorf a few days ago, then a lone wolf was probably at work.
This assessment is given by Grünwald conservationist Manfred Siering (77).
Among other things, he heads the local group of the Grünwald-Straßlach-Dingharting Nature Conservation Association.
Mr. Siering, what do owners of farm animals have to prepare for if it was a wolf?
Often sheep are kept with an inadequate fence that any medium sized dog can hop over.
The wolf is a completely different caliber.
These are well-trained animals that can cover 40 to 50 kilometers in one night and, after such an operation, are completely somewhere else the next morning.
Sheep owners should be encouraged to have wolf-proof fencing or to bring the animals into the stables at night, especially at this time of year.
I know a woman in Deining: The sheep there gave birth to three new lambs.
Of course, it would be particularly stupid if a mother sheep or a lamb were injured by a wolf.
If it is proven that there was an attack by a wolf in Großhelferdorf, there will be compensation.
But only if it goes through the State Office for the Environment.
It would be a problem for the farmer if it came true and he would have to change the way he kept livestock. How do you see that?
The danger posed by wolves obviously depends on the breed of pet.
A Murnau-Werdenfels cow, for example, is very agile and lighter than heavy Simmental cattle and has a more natural instinct.
The wolf can't do anything about it.
The cow has sharp, pointed horns, is very agile and in the event of an attack, the cattle all come together to defend the calves in no time.
Farmers complain that wolves and beavers, long kept out of the cultivated landscape, are being allowed back in.
The Federal Nature Conservation Association is for biodiversity and is aware of which wild animal species have lived in our landscape for thousands of years.
Over the last three quarters of a century we have pushed them out and eradicated them.
They are now returning on their own two feet and are legally protected throughout Europe by species protection guidelines.
The wolf is very rare and an important animal.
It keeps wild populations healthy.
There is a Russian proverb about the prejudice that wolves drive away wild animals: “Where the wolf trots, the forest grows.” Regarding the beaver: I know the problems when the school bus has to take a detour because beavers are again north of the Ismaninger reservoir flooded the meadow.
This can be remedied by clearing the drain pipe that the beaver has blocked.
There are also good techniques for hindering dam construction.
They also reproduce very quickly, right?
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No.
They are aggressive towards their territorial neighbors and the sexually mature young are bitten away.
If they don't escape in time, they will be killed.
Through intraspecific aggression, nature ensures that the population never exceeds a certain limit.
He is satisfied with us.
Additional beavers must migrate.