Train runs over and kills young wolf
On the morning of Thursday, 15 February 2018, a Rhaetian Railway train struck and killed a wolf between Tamins and Trin in the canton of Graubünden.
On the morning of Thursday, 15 February 2018, a Rhaetian Railway train struck a wolf between Tamins and Trin in the canton of Graubünden, killing the animal.
Young animal from the Calanda pack
As a Rhaetian Railway (RhB) train was travelling between Tamins and Trin on Thursday morning, a young wolf ran onto the tracks. It was struck and killed by the train, as the State Chancellery of the Canton of Graubünden stated in a press release. In all likelihood, the animal was a pup from last year, probably from the Calanda pack, according to the Graubünden Office for Hunting and Fisheries.
The collision was reported immediately and the animal was recovered by the game wardens. The carcass was handed over to the pathological institute of the University of Bern for further examination, where a genetic analysis will now be carried out.
A young animal was already killed on the tracks in 2013
In 2013, a young animal from the Calanda pack was also killed by a train. The then one-year-old wolf was found dead on the tracks at Lago Maggiore in the municipality of Gambarogno. More on the topic of wildlife and environment and nature conservation.
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