Animal rescue of a completely different kind! A fearless ibex marched through the Weizer district, especially Mitterdorf in the Raabtal, all the way to the Graz area. Thanks to the efforts of the hunters and the veterinary practice, the animal was brought to a game reserve and together with other animals.
Ibex are impressive, shy wild animals that live at high altitudes – about 1000 meters above sea level – for example on the Hochlantsch. That’s why the residents of Mitterdorf were especially surprised when a beautiful animal suddenly walked through the middle of the city. The ibex was spotted for days, fearlessly marching into gardens, garages and carports.
“He showed atypical behavior and was hardly afraid of people,” says neighborhood hunter Sepp Kleinhappl. He also knew that such behavior could be risky.
“A young man was walking through the Raabklamm with his dog. The Capricorn naturally sees such a predator as a predator and is also afraid. He had already started drumming on the ground with his front paws, but luckily nothing happened. The teenager and his dog were able to retreat.”
Capricorn and native SagittariusN
But action had to be taken, “just because of the many roads here, the animal may not have survived for long. It was important to protect the ibex, but of course also the residents.”
“But there was immediately a broad consensus to save the ibex and let it live; shooting them was not even up for discussion,” said Gerhard Kutschera, the official veterinarian who was called in, as he praised the hunters.
An expert veterinarian was called in, “and when we were informed that the ibex was in a landfill, the vet was able to pick it up with the tranquilizer gun.”
Fifteen minutes later, the buck – which is about eight years old, weighs about 70 kilograms and has enormous horns – was sleeping soundly. Kleinhappl: “It was a lot of fun work until then!”
But releasing him into the wild wasn’t a problem either, “as he had a misprint and wasn’t afraid of people.” “Something like that will always be risky,” said Kutschera and Kleinhappl in unison. “Therefore it could also be possible that he originally escaped from a game reserve.”
The ibex was then brought into one. Now he lives in a small pack, almost in freedom and yet safe!
“Hunters are there for live wild animals,” says state hunter Franz Mayr-Melnhof, praising the successful cooperation.
Source: Krone
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