A Elk on the beach of Ahlbeck on Usedom According to police reports, he had been seen in the water that morning – first swimming and then standing on a sandbankBy the afternoon, the animal had moved back along the coast to the Polish side of the island. Media had previously reported.
According to Klaus Kraft from the Vorpommern-Greifswald animal rescue service, the animal probably came from the local forest. tried several times to get to land. Law enforcement officers and police tried to keep onlookers at a distance. However, in view of the spectacle, they sometimes behave unreasonablyIn some cases it was difficult to keep them at a distance. For example, one onlooker went through the barrier to take photos.
Not the first moose in Western Pomerania
According to Kraft, the moose was fully grown. These animals can weigh 700 to 1,000 kilograms. Such an elk is impressive and a beautiful natural spectacle, but the The danger he poses should not be underestimated. Elks have no natural enemies. They are not particularly aggressive. But if they feel threatened, for example by dogs that have also been on the beach, they could cause injuries with their shovels and their massAccording to Kraft, moose appear in the region from time to time.
According to earlier information from the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, after the end of strict hunting in the early 1990s in the neighboring country of Poland, the Elk population significantly increasedThe animals swim through the Oder and also come to Brandenburg. Young bull moose, for example, wandered around in search of their own territory and females ready to mate. (dpa)
