After an entire herd of goats disappeared in the Tyrolean Sellraintal (Innsbruck-Land district), there is still no trace of the 17 animals. A hunter suspects that the animals are still together somewhere on the mountain. They are now hoping for help from hikers in the search for the missing.
The fate of a herd of goats that have been missing in Tyrol’s Sellraintal since early August remains uncertain. The fact that an entire herd disappears is actually ‘very unusual’, hunter Johann Haselwanter confirmed to the APA on Tuesday. The search is made more difficult because the animals can be located on three different mountains. The herd is likely “on the move,” Haselwanter said, and will be found in the near future.
The disappearance of an entire herd is new
He has not yet encountered the disappearance of a herd – in this case consisting of 17 animals. It sometimes happens that several animals die at the same time, for example due to a lightning strike. “But then you find them,” Haselwanter explains. Regardless, the goats usually stayed together – except in the case of a possible attack by a predator.
At this time, a herd of goats is noticeable on the mountain
If, as suspected, the animals travel up the mountain together, it is not unlikely that no one noticed them during the summer months. However, that is now changing, because by mid-October all animals should have been expelled from the mountain long ago, according to the chairman of the local hunting association. Because the missing animals are striking white and black animals, he is very confident. If anyone sees animals roaming the mountain, they should definitely report it.
The herd of goats had disappeared from a farm in Gries im Sellrain. Despite searches including drone flights and thermal imaging cameras, the herd has not yet been discovered. Only a single goat returned in August, apparently completely disturbed. The herd also included several fawns. It was said that it was “completely atypical” for a goat to return to the field without its young.
Source: Krone
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