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Germany relaxes rules on shooting wolves

Wed, 22 May 2019 14:57:54 +0200

The German government on Wednesday relaxed rules on culling wolves, as the population of the predator has grown since returning to the country two decades ago.

Bullet fired from hunting rifle kills man on Bavarian road

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 16:17:12 +0200

Police are investigating whether hunters inadvertently killed a man on Sunday after a bullet that hit his car was confirmed to have been fired by a hunting rifle.

Farmers call for killing of 70 percent of Germany’s wild boar population

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 14:02:00 +0100

The German Farmers’ Association called on Friday for 70 percent of the country’s wild boar population to be culled so as to reduce the chances of a spread of illness.

VIDEO: German stag 'pretends' to be cow to avoid being hunted

Mon, 27 Feb 2017 18:14:40 +0100

An ageing stag in northern Germany has apparently decided he is sick of life on the run from hunters - so has decided to go bovine.

Fury as German hunter kills massive elephant

Fri, 16 Oct 2015 16:31:53 +0200

A German hunter has reignited Zimbabwe's hunting debate after shooting dead one of the largest elephants ever seen in the country – but the company behind the hunt wants to remain anonymous.

Bra stops bullet in hunting mishap miracle

Fri, 07 Aug 2015 19:07:09 +0200

A woman in Mecklenberg-Western Pomerania survived being accidentally shot in a hunting accident, Gadebusch-Rehnaer Zeitung reported on Friday – because her bra somehow stopped the bullet.

'I listen to what the deer tell me - and I answer'

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 12:42:00 +0100

Tasso Wolzenburg has been Germany’s deer-calling champion for the last four years. Now the forest keeper must defend his title on Friday. A lifelong woodsman dedicated to his strange craft, he is The Local's German of the week.

Elephant hunter becomes agriculture boss

Tue, 04 Feb 2014 16:40:00 +0100

A German conservation official who caused uproar after he boasted about shooting an elephant in Botswana has been made president of a state agricultural institute rather than being sacked.

Landowners get right to refuse hunting access

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:20:00 +0200

Landowners have been told they have the right to refuse access to hunters, after the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) stepped in and told the German government they must change the domestic rules.

Women discover thrill of the hunt

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:10:00 +0100

Germany has seen a tenfold jump in the number of women who hunt over the last 15 years, according to the German Hunting Association, heralding the fall of another male bastion. AFP’s Kate Millar reports.

Germany still paying for Chernobyl fallout

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:15:00 +0200

More than 24 years after the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown in Ukraine, the German government continues to spend large sums on fixing environmental damage, a media report said on Thursday.

Lynxes clawing back a bit of German wilderness

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:37:00 +0200

Go for a walk in the wooded Harz region and you could end up face-to-face with a wild lynx. Hannah Cleaver reports on the efforts to reintroduce the tuft-eared cats to German forests.

Hunters urge calm as wolves return to Bavaria

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:48:00 +0100

The ÖJV ecological hunters’ association urged Bavarians on Friday to remain calm following confirmation that a lone wolf has been spotted near the southern community of Brannenburg.

Hunter takes bullet meant for boar

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:43:00 +0100

A 71-year-old hunter has been shot dead while helping flush out game, police in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate said on Wednesday evening.

Stone martens are coming for your car

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:29:00 +0200

The stone marten may look like a cute wild mammal, but the German Hunter’s Association (DJV) warned on Thursday that the predator’s breeding habits are damaging more cars than ever.

Hunter faces charges for shooting wolf

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:18:00 +0200

A German hunter faces prosecution after shooting one of two wolves known to live in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, officials said on Monday.

Reward offered for hunter who killed wolf

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:12:00 +0100

The hunter has become the hunted in Saxony, with a reward of €10,000 being offered for information leading to the prosecution of whoever shot and killed a rare wolf.

Two boar hunters shot dead in accidents

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:18:00 +0100

Two men have been killed in separate hunting accidents over the weekend, with at least one having been mistaken for a wild boar, and shot by a fellow hunter.

Wild boars cause surge in traffic accidents

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:06:00 +0200

Growing hordes of wild boars are causing a dramatic surge in traffic accidents, according to German Hunting Association (DJV).

Wild boar kills hunter near Potsdam

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:51:00 +0200

A wounded wild boar has reportedly killed a German hunter for the first time in modern memory near Postdam.