First attack in Germany? It is said that Wolf bit man in Lower Saxony

In Lower Saxony, it would have been necessary to come to a cemetery for a wolf attack. A 55-year-old man was injured. This would be the first attack since the return of the animals more than 15 years ago.

A wolf allegedly bit a man in the hands of the police in Bülstedt, Lower Saxony. As stated officials, referring to the statements of the 55-year-old community officer, the animal would have approached him from behind while he was working on a fence in a green space and grabbed his hand. Three other wolves from a pack would have observed this as a result.

North West Bremen

The incident occurred on Tuesday morning at the Bülstedter District Cemetery in Steinfeld, a small village about 35 kilometers northwest of Bremen. The 55-year-old said he knelt while working on the fence and grabbed his hand. He noticed that it had been recorded. Looking around, he saw the wolf grabbing his hand.

The other three wolves continued this according to the description, with a certain distance. The man was released and chased the wolves. Later, he went to see a doctor for minor injuries in his hand.

As the Rotenburg Police (Wümme) has announced, the Wolfsburg office in the Land of Lower Saxony will publish more information on Thursday. According to Naturschutzbund Deutschland (Nabu), there were 59 attacks between 1950 and 2000 in Europe, during which nine people died. Since the return of wolves to Germany in 2000, no attacks against people have been reported yet.