Wildlife
Fear of the wolf! Farmer sells cattle herd
A farmer in the Taunus region is selling his cattle herd out of fear of the wolf. Ten wolf kills in the neighbourhood were enough for him.
Farmer sells out of fear of the wolf
Ten wolf kills in the immediate vicinity are enough for farmer Werner Etzel from Wehrheim in the Taunus region: «I will sell my cattle one by one. I do not want them to be killed by a wolf.» There are currently around 25 wolves in Hesse.
Herd protection instead of giving up
Etzel is himself a hobby hunter and has been running the farm for seven generations. Recreational hunting fails as a population control measure. Professional herd protection has demonstrably proven successful in Switzerland. More on the topic of wolf protection and hunting legislation.
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