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Long waiting for wolf proof in Olfen: "Interesting where the animal comes from"

Published on September 19, 2025

The examination of the deer presumably attacked by a wolf in Olfen is not yet available after seven weeks.An expert hopes for important knowledge. 3 min reading time Three dead deer caused a sensation in the farm of Rectification in Olfen at the end of July.Klaus Dahms, wolf consultant of the Coesfeld district, already assumed a wolf attack.Every animal has a throat bite, explains Klaus Dahms in an interview with the editorial team.Typical for a wolf that usually hides his prey in this way.This usually creates very deep wounds in the neck area. A DNA examination should show whether it was actually a wolf that attacked the animals, killed and eaten.Klaus Dahms took the corresponding rehearsals around six weeks ago and submitted to the State Office for Nature, Environment and Climate (Lanuk).However, the result of a corresponding examination has not yet been used because samples of killed farm animals such as sheep or horses are treated with higher priority."You can assume that it was a wolf," the wolf consultant is certain that a DNA examination will confirm the clear indications (including the wounds in the abdominal area of ​​the deer to point to a wolf attack).In addition, several sightings in the area around Olfen were reported, which clearly suggest that a wolf is here. Pack for months has disappeared But the expert would still like a faster clarification to compensate for DNA: "It would be very interesting to find out where the wolf comes from and whether you can assign it to a certain pack."The next known pack lived in Schermbeck and consisted of adult animals."It's not that far away when you know that wolves can run 40 to 50 kilometers in one night," Klaus Dahms points out. However, the pack there has disappeared without a trace since November 2024, a joint search by the experts for traces was unsuccessful."The animals that have been sighted in the Coesfeld district were young wolves. The young animals leave the parental pack aged 22 to 24 months," informs the wolf consultant.However, it cannot be ruled out that they once belonged to the pack in Schermbeck. The wolf also employs the members of the Hegering spokesman Heribert Birken.© dpa/Wiefel Criticism also from Hegering Klaus Dahms would definitely like a faster examination of the killed deer to obtain more clarity."I do not have the impression that the Lanuk currently has really Drive. The citizens and the farmers, such as owners of horses, are also worried and worried when a wolf is on the move. We already feel a bit left," criticizes the wolf expert.Because around 100 rehearsals per day are submitted to the responsible authority, it is understandable that not all results are available quickly, but the waiting state is unsatisfactory for all those affected. The Lupus Institute for Wolf Monitoring and Research, based in Spetetal (Saxony), researched and monitors the natural resettlement of the wolves in Germany."An important part of the work is also the documentation and evaluation of information reported by the population," says the Lupus Institute.However, these information is apparently so regularly received that there is a kind of editing backlog. Heribert Birken, spokesman for Olfener Hegering, also critically commented on dealing with the wolf in mid -August.If you find (presumably by the wolf), hunters can report them to the nature conservation authorities, but hunting is strictly prohibited by the legislative law legislation."The wolf can spread pretty freely. Above all, the sheep owners who now have to fear for their animals are sorry for me," said the Hegering spokesman.