As wild wolves return to Europe, one of the
first wolves to settle in Denmark has been shot dead in an incident captured on
film
Tue 1 May 2018 18.06 BSTLast
modified on Tue 1 May 2018 22.00 BST
One of the first wild wolves to roam free
in Denmark for
200 years has been shot and killed, threatening the survival of the species in
the country.
Two naturalists who were observing the wolves
captured the moment the animal was shot on camera. The film has sparked
outrage.
The footage appears to show the animal, a
female, being shot by someone in a parked car. The wolf was not posing a threat
or being aggressive.
Guillaume Chapron, associate
professor at the
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences said the killing was “completely
unacceptable” with the wolf showing no sign of aggressive behaviour before it
was shot but “rather a mix of caution and curiosity.”
“From the video recording of the animal
behaviour, there was absolutely no threat to humans and there was also no
indication whatsoever that this animal could become a threat.”
He said it was difficult to find a reason for
the shooting “except simple wolf hatred and a belief that humans do not
tolerate predators in the landscape”.
“I don’t think we have a problem wolf here
but we certainly have a ‘problem hunter’ and such people need to be stopped.”
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