A video of a wolf running through Bludenz (Vorarlberg) at night resulted in a shooting report on Wednesday. There is now opposition to this.
The Bludenzer Wolf currently shows how one and the same issue can be viewed differently. Some see the animal that roamed the Alpine town at night and unfortunately (for him) was filmed as a dangerous wild animal that shows no fear of humans. The others consider the same wolf a terrifying creature that has invaded the settlement area, is desperately looking for a way to the nearest forest and is completely harmless. The discussion is of course explosive due to the fact that the former position is taken by the state government and it issued a shooting order the day after the sighting.
Now the wolf is fair game – and that is exactly what Martin Balluch, chairman of the Association against Animal Factories (VGT), finds objectionable: “With this decision, the Vorarlberg state government joins the ranks of those state governments that continuously deliberately Breaking EU law “to solve with violence what could be solved much better with brains,” he explains.
Expert was not in favor of shooting
And he emphasizes that even wildlife ecologist and wolf management coordinator Hubert Schatz could not see any reason for the shooting. Schatz explained on Wednesday that it can be assumed that the animal probably crossed the valley, that is, was in transit and passed through Bludenz. The predator did not show aggressive and therefore worrying behavior. For Schatz, ‘decisive measures’ would only have been an option if the wolf had shown itself more often.
Which wolf is the right one?
The same tone came from the Chamber of Agriculture on the same day. President Josef Moosbrugger not only called Master Isegrim a “potential danger”, but also explicitly called on the state government to make his removal possible. Moosbrugger’s wish came true. For Balluch, the takedown notice is a sign of “wolf hysteria.” It would be better to keep a cool head and make rational decisions.
The question now is how the ‘removal’ could have taken place in the first place, as the animal must first be identified before it can be attacked. As far as the “Krone” knows, wolves can identify themselves only in the rarest cases.
Source: Krone
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