Hünxe / Düsseldorf – When it comes to wolf, politics is now called for …
The pastures around the “Black Heath” in Hünxe on the Lower Rhine are as good as extinct. Hardly any horse grazes outside. Most of the sheep also stay in the barn.
The animal owners in the Schermbeck / Hünxe wolf area are afraid of further losses – within a short time several ponies and a sheep were torn down here.
Everyone is waiting for a new legal opinion. Then it should be decided how the pack around the she-wolf “Gloria” will continue. The killing of the predator is also in the room!
A hunter photographed this animal in Goch on the Lower Rhine, probably a wolf
But that alone would not protect against possible further cracks. The NRW Ministry of the Environment told BILD: “So that the pony keepers do not have to bear the additional burden of herd protection measures alone, we are currently preparing the opening of the Wolf funding guidelines for horses and small horses for the Schermbeck wolf area with the aim of Promote prevention against the wolf for these grazing animals as well. Similar to what is already the case today for game animals, sheep and goat farming. “
Means: Even pony owners could soon expand their protective devices with financial support from the country. According to the ministry, necessary details are currently being clarified with the Chamber of Agriculture.
First, the results are expected, which wolf killed which of the last killed animals. Until then, the animal owners hope that their horses and sheep are at least safe in the stable – and that the wolf does not enter there to fetch its prey.