Overview
- A witness discovered the juvenile wolf Thursday in the Staatsforst Kitschenrain near Troschenreuth in Pegnitz, Upper Franconia.
- Police reported injuries consistent with a possible gunshot, noting wolves are strictly protected in Bavaria.
- Polizei Pegnitz opened a criminal case on suspicion of violating the Federal Nature Conservation Act.
- The carcass was secured with the Bavarian Environment Agency’s involvement, with analysis to be conducted at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin.
- Authorities asked anyone who observed activity in the forest in recent days to contact investigators at 09241/9906-0.