A two month old foal was spanked, while three others collapsed and died after the attack. So far, the CREA farm has never been attacked by a predator.
“Since 1948, the mild climate of the Roman countryside allows us to graze the horses all year round: we have bred these horses for over 70 years,” said Luca Buttazzoni, director of CREA and UNESCO representative for Lipizzan horses in Italy. . He called for measures to be taken against the rapidly increasing wolf population in the area. They would never have ventured so close to the houses.
Pack of poisoned wolves in Abruzzo
The experience of the Apennine region of Abruzzo also shows that living with large carnivores in central Italy is not always easy. Rangers found nine dead wolves last week in L’Aquila, near the Abruzzo National Park. the animals must with poisoned pieces of meat, which were discovered in the forests of the region, were killed. As confirmed by the National Park, a whole pack of wolveswho lived in the area, within a week eradicated. The causes of death are now being examined by experts.
Woman wanted to defend dog – wolf hurt her
Wolves are not popular with the local population. A woman was attacked by a wolf in the small town of Palombaro, in Abruzzo. The 56-year-old woman was walking her dog in the center of the village of 1,000 when the wolf attacked the animal. the frau tried to defend his dog, whereupon the wolf attacked her as well. When she fell to the ground, the wolf fled with the puppy in its mouth, she reported. The 56-year-old man was born with lreal injuries taken to a hospital.
According to experts, the wolf could have been rejected by its pack and therefore was hungry. The wolf’s behavior is “unusual”, emphasized Simone Angelucci, an employee of the local Parco della Majella, as wolves usually hunt in packs. He emphasized that “it could be a potentially dangerous specimen”. About 70 to 80 wolves live in ten packs in Parco della Majella.