Big cat at the Geiseltalsee? Experts calm the population!

Big cat at the Geiseltalsee? Experts calm the population!

Geiseltalsee, Braunsbedra, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland - in the Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, has been very excited in the past few days. The reason? A possible viewing of a predator who prompted the police to warn on June 16 of a possibly broken big cat, possibly a Puma, near the Geiseltalsee near Braunsbedra. The authorities appealed to the population to exercise caution, to avoid meadows and forests and to contact emergency number 112 in the event of a sighting. These exciting news spread rapidly and ensured a lot of interest in the region. Thuringia observed after a video that seemed to show a big hangover was recorded by a witness.

Already four years earlier there was a similar incident in the region when a leopard was suspected. Also last year, when a supposed lioness was spotted, it turned out that it was only a wild boar. Such misunderstandings do not seem to be uncommon in this area. On Tuesday, however, there was a new video that the animal should capture, a smaller animal showed, and the authorities now thought it was likely that it was a large wildcat. Today reports that Mayor Steffen Schmitz also affirmed that it was probably an ordinary cat, which the already stained excitement dampened.

revealing investigation

In order to better assess the sightings, an employee was sent to the location for the size analysis of the animal. A cat that happened to come by helped to better assess the conditions. Experts even created image assembly to visualize the actual measure of the animal viewed. This finally led to the cancellation of the warning report by the Federal Office for Population Protection and disaster assistance. According to ZDF today, the search for the supposed predator was initially set, however There are readiness for the authorities until new knowledge is available.

The European wild cat (Felis Silvestris) is particularly important, which has had an increase in sightings in Germany in recent years. As the Retscheider Hof reports, there were almost 1000 reports from 2015 to 2021 that these animals indicate that these animals are spreading in new areas. It should be noted that Saxony-Anhalt reflects where there are currently seven reports.