Foughly translated by TWIN Observer
Wolves in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany’s northernmost state, are becoming less afraid of humans. The assessment was made by the regional government in a survey of pet damage in 2016.
Last year, there were 56 attacks on sheep, writes the Danish local newspaper Flensborg Avis with reference to the state statistics. Even cows and poultry were attacked.
Eight sheep owners got a total equivalent to more than half a million Swedish crowns in compensation for the damaged animals.
Both in Denmark and across the border have tv debates over the airwaves run high about the wolf’s continued existence. From the Danish side, looked upon the official German wolf program and its payments to victims as an unbureaucratic way to increase tolerance to the wolf.
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