US EditionGerman Authorities Release Wolf After Attack on Woman
- The German environment ministry released the wolf on Sunday with a transmitter attached, ending its captivity following the attack in Hamburg.
- On March 30, the wolf entered a shopping arcade in the Altona district, biting a woman; eyewitnesses claim it jumped at the victim without biting, contradicting the ministry's panic theory.
- The 65-year-old victim suffered bite wounds to her mouth and cheek, according to the Bild daily, in the first such incident since the species began returning to Germany almost 30 years ago.
- About 100 people gathered Sunday demanding the wolf's release, prompting authorities to reject euthanasia or captivity for "legal and practical reasons," Environment Senator Katharina Fegebank said.
- "We have now found a legally secure solution with the rewilding of this wolf that takes account of people's safety and animal welfare," Fegebank said; hunters can intervene immediately if necessary.
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ndr.deA week after attacking a woman, the wolf captured in Hamburg has been released. The young animal was fitted with a transmitter. The environmental authority described it as a "probationary release."
On 30 March, a 65-year-old woman had been injured by bites on her face in a shopping mall, the first such incident since her return to Germany nearly 30 years ago. The authorities guaranteed that the canid was under close surveillance.
However, the animal remains under close surveillance thanks to the installation of a transmitter, the regional government said. If it approaches an urbanised area again, "hunters will be able to intervene immediately if necessary," one official said.
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