The wolf that was hit and killed by a train in Nenzing (Bludenz district) a month ago was no stranger to Vorarlberg: as ORF Radio Vorarlberg reported on Tuesday, citing state biologist Hubert Schatz, it was that specimen, which killed 16 wild and farm animals in the country last year. An initial withdrawal notice was then issued, which subsequently had to be withdrawn.
According to the autopsy, the killed wolf, which weighed about 40 kilograms, was two to three years old. During the collision with the train, he suffered multiple hematomas, bruises and hemorrhages, from which he ultimately succumbed. Agricultural State Councilor Christian Gantner (ÖVP) described him last year as a ‘problem wolf’; this wolf had also been sighted several times in Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper Austria and Carinthia.
The removal order issued by the responsible authorities of Vorarlberg after the many cracks – the first of its kind in Vorarlberg – was withdrawn by the administrative court following complaints from the environmental organizations WWF and Ökobüro.
Only shoot according to regulations
This made no difference as the wolf was not seen again. Since a change in the law last November, the Vorarlberg state government can now release “problem wolves” for shooting by regulation.
Wildlife biologist Schatz currently assumed that there were a handful of wolves in Vorarlberg. In the Silbertal and the area around Nenzing, four wild animals were recorded in January, but the farm animals were unharmed.
Source: Krone
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