Mysterious wolf killing in Brandenburg: Who knows the perpetrator?

Mysterious wolf killing in Brandenburg: Who knows the perpetrator?

In a shocking incident, a seriously injured wolf was discovered on September 19, 2024 at the Niplitz near Treuenbrietzen. Witnesses reported that the animal had fought gunshot wounds when it tried to drink out of the water. Despite the immediate alarm of a wolf representative, the wolf had disappeared when the helpers arrived, and a subsequent search was unsuccessful. The Brandenburg Ministry of Environment has initiated a criminal complaint about suspected a violation of the Nature Conservation Act, because wolves are under strict protection in Germany. The genetic analysis confirmed that the animal found was a wolf, but information about his fate remained vague, according to Tagesschau .

The spokesman for the Allianz-Wolf-Brandenburg, Hans-Holger List, expressed his outrage about the alleged brutal killing of the animal. "The suffering being was apparently killed and then secretly disposed of," said list, describing this as a "barbaric crime" that should not be tolerated. Information on this incident from the population is urgently sought, and rewards of up to 12,000 euros were suspended for information in order to be accountable to the perpetrator. In addition, animal welfare organizations such as Peta and Wolfsschutz-Deutschland have announced their own rewards to support the investigation, as from a report of the Märkische General emerges.

The brutal killing of a wolve that is considered an important element of the ecosystem is not only a violation of species protection, but also raises questions about the state of society in which such acts are apparently conceivable. Each hint is treated confidentially and the Allianz-Wolf-Brandenburg appeals to the population to transmit relevant information in order to clarify the mysterious case. The wolf is not just a single being, but part of a social structure that is seriously disturbed by such acts.