Puma viewing at the Geiseltalsee: Police are looking for drones!

Puma viewing at the Geiseltalsee: Police are looking for drones!

Geiseltalsee, Saalekreis, Deutschland - Am Geiseltalsee in the Saalekreis, an exciting sighting ensures headlines. A suspected puma was discovered on Friday, but the population was only informed on Monday. The local police and fire brigade have now launched a large -scale search, supported by three drones and a police helicopter. According to the head of the head Sabine Faulstich, there is a "eighty percentage probability" that it is actually a puma. Nevertheless, the Bergzoo Halle expresses concerns regarding identification due to the poor image quality of a cell phone video that shows one of the sightings MDR .

Five to six further reports have been submitted since the sighting. The authorities have already forged plans to catch the animal alive to accommodate it in a zoo. Both the zoo in Halle and the Zoo in Aschersleben have signaled their willingness to absorb the animal. In order to protect the population, meadows and forests in the area are avoided and all eyewitnesses are asked to report sightings. A citizen phone was set up on 03461-401255. At the same time, it remains unclear where the animal comes from, since there is no evidence that it has fled from a zoo or circus reports Tierschutzbund .

Attention to this problem is reinforced by the fact that a calf was torn near the lake and the cadaver analysis now shows that a predator was at work. Experts discuss whether these incidents could require surveillance of private animal husbandry in the region. Overall, the Situation brings to light both dangers and the urgently needed discussion about the responsible use of wild animals in the population.