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Farmers' association calls for second top view

Following a suspected wolf attack in the district of Elbe-Elster, the Brandenburg Farmers' Association wants a second laboratory analysis of the bite marks and genetic samples. "The interpretation can certainly be different," said a spokesperson for the association on Sunday. It is also common...

After a possible wolf attack - Farmers' association calls for second top view

Following a suspected wolf attack in the district of Elbe-Elster, the Brandenburg Farmers' Association wants a second laboratory analysis of the bite marks and genetic samples. "The interpretation can certainly be different," said a spokesperson for the association on Sunday. It is also common in other areas of research to have a case examined by a third party. The association also insisted on quick results and that the investigation should not be delayed. Commercial and hobby animal keepers are unsettled. The State Office for the Environment (LfU) had announced initial results for Monday at the earliest.

According to police reports on Thursday, a 47-year-old man was walking his dog in a wooded area near Doberlug-Kirchhain when he encountered an animal. It attacked the dog. When the man intervened, he was bitten several times and sustained serious injuries. The police and LfU were informed of the suspected attack on Wednesday.

According to the State Environment Agency, doctors took swabs for genetic analysis from bite wounds that had not yet been treated because of the suspected wolf attack. The injuries were also comprehensively documented. The samples were then taken to a laboratory at the Senckenberg Center for Wildlife Genetics.

The LfU does not consider further testing to be necessary. The Senckenberg Centre for Wildlife Genetics specializes in such investigations and has by far the largest reference database.

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Source: www.stern.de

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