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As of: 29.11.2018 12:34

The Ministry of the Environment of Lower Saxony is putting pressure on the investigation regarding a possible Wolf attack on a church employee in Steinfeld (Rotenburg District). Although the office of the wolves of the State Agency for the Conservation of Water, Coast and Nature (NLWKN) originally announced that the samples of DNA collected are mailed to the responsible Senkenberg Institute located near Frankfurt, they are now, but by courier service. This was announced by the Ministry of the Environment.

An employee of the cemetery bitten by Wolf?

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In the district of Rotenburg, an employee of the cemetery may have been bitten by a wolf. NDR reporter Christina Gerlach during a studio interview at Hallo Niedersachsen.

The Institute begins today with an investigation

"We hope that it will be possible to isolate the usable material from the seized items and then to evaluate it," said a ministry spokeswoman. The Institute wanted to present the result as quickly as possible, but it was not expected during the day. According to Wolfsbüro, the institute still begins the investigation today. There, an employee is solely responsible for the current case. "He's waiting for the mail to arrive," said Wolfsbüro spokeswoman Bettina Dörr. How long does it take before results are available is not clear.

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The hair, the hammer and the sweater are examined

If it was proved that a wolf had been bitten at Steinfeld, it would be the first attack of a wolf on a human being in Germany. Two employees from the Wolfsburg office went to the Steinfeld cemetery in the integrated municipality of Tarmstedt after Tuesday's incident and collected samples, Dörr said. These are animal hairs found in the area. "Whether it's really spotted animal hair, we can not say it." In addition, the hammer that was protecting the alleged wolf of the church employee and his sweater were surrendered.

Workers: Four animals expelled

The 55-year-old was attacked by his own account while he was working on a fence. According to the police, the man reportedly said that he had taken his hand behind him. He noticed that it had been recorded. Looking around, he saw the wolf grabbing his hand. Police said yesterday. Three other wolves would have watched the scene. The man was able to drive the four animals.

Read: "Wolf should be killed"

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29.11.2018 08:00 am Author: Patrick Bolduan

If it is confirmed that a wolf attacked a man in Steinfeld, the animal or even the pack should be killed, says the Minister of the Environment of Lower Saxony, Olaf Lies ( SPD).

Ministry: if it was a wolf, it had to kill him

If the DNA samples confirm that it is good of a wolf bite, the animal should be killed as quickly 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"

The mayor of Tarmstedt, Frank Holle (CDU) told the "Kreiszeitung" that he had to believe the statements of this 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."

Many curious people on the way

According to the spokesperson, Dörr vom Wolfsbüro, many young animals are currently on the way. Many observations would also be reported. Many were born around May and are currently emancipating from their parents. "They are not as cautious and curious as the rest of the pack," continued Dörr. Because of their thick winter coat, they would look a lot like older animals.