Death penalty for the wolf who ate Von der Leeyen's horse

After the DNA test, it turns out that the pon killer is a wolf identified as GU950m. The male animal belongs to a herd that lives near Hanover's area and is believed to have also killed sheep, livestock, and horses.

“The whole family was terribly shocked”, said late spokesman der Leenen in September, when the attack on the pony occurred.

German media report that special permission has already been given to execute the wolf.

Although wolves and other animals are protected by law, they may be killed if they have carried out repeated attacks.

The gray wolves roam the continent. But they almost disappeared in the 20th century, after people violated their habitats and hunted them down.

Since the 1970s, the population has increased by 1,800%.

In November, however, the European Parliament voted in favour of lowering the status of protecting other large wolves and carnivores. /Abcnews. al