Overview

• Hamburg’s environmental authority said on Oct. 2 that DNA analysis identified a wolf as responsible for the attack.
• The night-time incident in mid-September near a farm in Marmstorf left one sheep dead and a second euthanized after a throat bite.
• Officials say it is the first confirmed livestock kill by a wolf in Hamburg since 2018, only the second recorded case in the city.
• Livestock owners are urged to improve herd protection, with subsidies for wolf‑deterrent fencing available since 2024.
• City wolf advisors continue to log sightings and advise animal owners, with 2025 indications reported in Borghorst, Duvenstedter Brook, and Fischbeker Heide.