3 Wolves Shot in Leningrad Region After Dog Attacks
Three wolves were shot in the Leningrad Region after residents reported attacks on dogs in the villages of Priozersky and Zhiryadki, with similar incidents also occurring in Druzhnaya Gorka in Gatchina District. Authorities confirmed the wolves were removed to prevent further threats.
Consensus
- Three wolves were removed in the Leningrad Region following complaints about attacks on dogs.
- The incidents occurred in the Lushsky District, specifically in the villages of Priozersky and Zhiryadki.
- Residents reported wolves entering residential areas at night and attacking domestic animals.
- The regional Committee for Animal Resources decided to regulate wolf numbers based on repeated citizen complaints.
- The task of removing the wolves was assigned to a hunting user with a deadline of October 9.
- All three wolves were reported as captured or killed by the time of the reports.
- The committee continues to monitor the situation.
Points of divergence
- Four wolves attacked a dog on Chashinskaya Street in Druzhnaya Gorka on September 15, with one dog rescued and another taken into the forest and killed. — riamo
- On September 8, a pickup hit a moose on the Kolinsky Highway; on the same evening, a Kia driver was hospitalized after a collision with a moose on the R-23 highway; on September 17, a moose was killed on the KAD in St. Petersburg, and both the driver and passenger were hospitalized. — riamo
- The number of wolves in the Leningrad Region is estimated at 193 by official data, but biologist Pavel Glazkov estimates it at 600–700. — riamo
- There is no clear information on the method used to eliminate the wolves. — fontanka
- The wolves were shot after attacks on two settlements, specifically in Priozersky and Zhiryadki. — kommersant
Coverage (4 sources)
- Wolves and moose increasingly come out to people and roads of Leningrad Oblast — РИАМО
- In Leningrad Oblast, several wolves were shot after attacking two settlements — Коммерсантъ
- In Leningrad Oblast, three wolves were shot after complaints about attacks on dogs — Интерфакс
- In Leningrad Oblast, where three wolves went missing after attacking other animals — Фонтанка
Key entities
- Leningrad Region
- Luzhsky District
- Priozerny
- Zhyadyaki
- Leningrad Oblast
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- Fontanka
- Pavel Glazkov
- MK in Saint Petersburg
- Volkovu
- Gatchina District
- Druzhnaya Gorka
- Chatskaya Street
- Committee on Animal Protection
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