Big cat in Saalekreis: Puma on the run - keep your distance!

Big cat in Saalekreis: Puma on the run - keep your distance!

Halle-Trotha, Deutschland - The events in Halle and the surrounding area are currently concerned. On the one hand, the possible viewing of a large cat, presumably a puma, ensures excitement, while on the other hand a hard police operation dominates the headlines due to suspicion. The police monitored the area in a large scale and warned the population not to approach the potential predator.

How mz.de reported the viewing of the pumas by a video that an employee of the district office has recorded. Sabine Faulstich, the speaker of the Saalekreis, has classified this source as "credible". Experts are now certain with 80 percent certainty that it is a puma that is not one of the big cats.

Large search and all -clear

The search for the puma is carried out with extensive means, including drones. There were even three search teams on Tuesday. After an initial excitement, however, it quickly became clear that the sighting must be put into perspective, since new information indicates that the animal could possibly be smaller. So the search for the new level of knowledge was reduced and the population was informed about the warning app Nina that there is no more acute danger.

If the animal is spotted, an expert should be used to numb it and bring it to a zoo. The Bergzoo Halle has already given its consent to the recording, and the zoo in Aschersleben is also available. The authorities are all the more surprised that they have so far have no evidence of a possible escape from a zoo or circus. Rather, a possibly illegal attitude is assumed after all known animal owners have been interviewed.

terrifying incidents

In the past few days, a terrifying discovery in the form of a torn calf was made near a lake. The carcass is now being examined to determine whether a big cat is responsible for this. Such incidents are not new in Germany; Two years ago, a supposed Löwin in Kleinmachnow near Berlin made headlines, which later turned out to be wild boar. In Great Britain there were estimates of around 7,000 sightings annually 20 years ago, many of which later turned out to be wrong, such as domestic cats or even soft toys.

parallel to the developments related to the viewing of the puma, there was a dramatic police operation in Halle-Trotha. Armed policemen made an operation in an apartment because a man living there is suspected of fighting for IS. This shows that the police in Halle are not only faced with animal threats, but also with serious human rights violations.

the puma and its species -appropriate attitude

In connection with the attitude of large cats, the rescue of a pumawelpen in Germany recently caused a stir. Such an animal was smuggled from the Czech Republic to Germany at the age of eight and lived in a small apartment in Baden-Württemberg under questionable conditions. The owner finally had to hand over the animal because residents and the landlord had raised the alarm. Such stories are important to raise awareness of species -appropriate animal husbandry. The puma now lives in the animal species wildlife station and can no longer be released into freedom because it was only exposed to human contact.

The current developments in Halle and the surrounding area impressively show how complex and exciting the situation with wild animals and its owners can be. Whether puma or police operation - people in the region face major challenges and a lot of conversation.