2024-02-20 17:10:56
The wolf that was hit and killed by a train in Nenzing (Bludenz district) a month ago was no stranger to Vorarlberg: as ORF Radio Vorarlberg reported on Tuesday, citing state wildlife biologist Hubert Schatz, it was that specimen , which killed 16 wild and farm animals in the country last year. An initial withdrawal notice was then issued, which then had to be withdrawn.
According to the autopsy, the killed wolf, which weighed around 40 kilograms, was two to three years old. In the collision with the train, he suffered multiple hematomas, bruises and bleeding, to which he ultimately succumbed. Agricultural State Councilor Christian Gantner (ÖVP) described it as a “problem wolf” last year; this wolf had also been detected several times in Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper Austria and Carinthia.
The removal notice issued by the responsible Vorarlberg authorities following the many cracks – the first of its kind in Vorarlberg – was revoked by the state administrative court following complaints from the environmental organizations WWF and Ökobüro. This made no difference as the wolf was no longer seen. Since a change in the law last November, the Vorarlberg state government can now release “problem wolves” for shooting by ordinance.
Wildlife biologist Schatz currently assumed there were a handful of wolves in Vorarlberg. Cracks from four wild animals were recorded in Silbertal and the area around Nenzing in January, but farm animals remained unharmed.
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