A farmer from Unterweißenbach must have nerves of steel. At 8 a.m. on Thursday, the farmer suddenly found himself faced with a wolf approaching the stable. The brave Mühlviertler did not hesitate and did not run away, but scared the wolf with loud shouts.
It is not known whether he wrote a noble “Go away!”, an authentic Mühlviertler “Schleich di’!” In any case, the loud verbal attack was successful: the uninvited visitor fled.
Deer shank found in the woods
No wolf was discovered on the Gis in Lichtenberg, but the possible legacy of one was. Also on Thursday, a woman from Linz found a deer knuckle that had been gnawed down to the bone during a walk in the forest. She documented the find and now wonders if it was a wolf and if she should continue walking there alone. Christopher Böck, director of the state hunting association, previously suspects that this was the work of a typical scavenger, namely a fox.
Called for 55 reviews
But what about the real wolves? To date, the crack assessors have been called for inspection a total of 55 times. A so-called crack is a dead animal in which an attack by a large predator was found to be the main cause of death, says Philipp Engleder from the Department of Agriculture and Forestry of Upper Austria: “DNA samples were taken in 43 cases. The wolf was clearly detected in six of these samples: twice in farm animals and four times in wild animals. In another four samples it was not clear whether it was a wolf or a dog.”
Sheep equipped with PS transmitters
Overall, the number of reported injuries to livestock has dropped significantly this year, Engleder says: “We honestly don’t know exactly why. However, there is reason to suspect that the various measures, such as increased herd protection, were effective.” For example, in Dachstein, where there were major problems, sheep were equipped with PS transmitters and containers were placed for shepherds.
Source: Krone
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