The nature filmer Gerhard Pock from St. Pölten raises serious accusations against the opponents of the S 34. Because the pictures of field hamster “Ferdl” are said to have been taken. The suspects are furious and are considering a lawsuit for defamation.
He is considered the savior of the fields, as the one who prevented the Traisental highway. As reported, the sighting and photo documentation of the field hamster “Ferdl” east of St. Pölten recently caused a storm of cheers among the opponents of the S 34. Since the rodent and the also discovered structure are considered protected, the controversial project would finally collapse.
“He was not photographed there”
But now there are serious allegations of cheating. They come from the St. Pölten nature film-maker Gerhard Pock, who, among other things, was on the road with the camera for the ORF series “Universum”. He claims that the photo of the rodent was not taken on the spot in the field. In fact, a year ago, at the request of one of the activists, he himself gave a pregnant hamster female that he owned because of offspring. “It is quite possible that this is an offspring. In any case, it has not been photographed where it would have been discovered. You can see that,” he is sure.
“This is humiliating”
The suspects are stunned by the allegations. “I found the building myself,” emphasizes conservationist Elisabeth Prochaska. A professional photographer then lurked and snapped “Ferdl”. Meanwhile, even a female could be observed and photographed. Prochaska describes Pock’s statements as “humiliating”: “We are considering a lawsuit for defamation!”
Source: Krone
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