First attack of wolves on inhabitants of Lower Saxony? | NDR.de – News – Lower Saxony

As of: 28.11.2018 19:30

This would be the first attack of a wolf against a man from Lower Saxony since the return of wild animals: Tuesday morning, a 55-year-old community employee was bitten by a wolf in his hand while he was walking. he was working in a cemetery in Steinfeld (district of Rotenburg). Police said Wednesday. Three other wolves would have watched the scene. The man was able to drive the four animals.

Result of the DNA probably only next week

Everything should be done while working on a fence: the man reportedly said, according to the police, that he had seized the hand behind him. He noticed that it had been recorded. Looking around, he saw the wolf take his hand, the police said. The incident was confirmed by the Ministry of the Environment of Lower Saxony, although it is still unclear whether the animal was actually a wolf. "Animal hair samples, the detector sweater and the hammer used to repel the so-called wolf were collected and the samples now have to be badyzed with DNA and subjected to a quick test. are expected next week, "says the report. Ministry Wednesday evening with.

Ministry: If it was a wolf, the animal must be killed

If the DNA samples taken confirm that it is good of a wolf bite, the animal should be put to death as soon as possible in the context of safety. . In this case, the ministry already had contacts with the Ministry of the Interior at the management level, he said. At the Ministry of Environment, they learned the incident Wednesday afternoon.

"Can distinguish dogs from wolves"

Tarmstedt Mayor Frank Holle (CDU) confirmed "Kreiszeitung" is to believe the statements of the man. "He knows animals and knows how to distinguish dogs from wolves," Holle told the newspaper. Until now, no human injury has been documented by these animals since the return of wolves to Germany, said Roland Gramling of the WWF Environment Foundation. "You have to take it seriously anyway, whether it's a pack of wolves or a pack of dogs."