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A wolf killed EU president Ursula von der Leyen’s family pony, it ignited a high-stakes battle

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Tags: european union, wildlife, species.endangered, wolves, politics, policy.environment, ecosystems, regulation, politicians, ursula von der leyen, hunting, author.patrick barkham, source.the guardian, long read
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/27/a-wolf-killed-the-eu-presidents-precious-pony-then-the-fight-to-catch-the-predator-began

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Title
A wolf killed the EU president's precious pony - then the fight to catch the predator began
Authors
Patrick Barkham
Published
Jan 27 2024
Word count
3729 words

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    updawg
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    I'm going to mostly bump this because I thought it was a very interesting read and it deserves more attention, especially given the impact wolves might have on European elections. I thought it was...

    I'm going to mostly bump this because I thought it was a very interesting read and it deserves more attention, especially given the impact wolves might have on European elections.

    I thought it was particularly interesting when Daddy Wolf was killed and a new daddy came and got with both mommy and a daughter, both because that wolf must have some serious game and because killing one wolf resulted in more wolves. And then it was repeated when they tried to cull the wolves and the packs that had been forced to split apart ended up hooking up and making even more wolflets.

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    1. kjw
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      As always, people with ZERO knowledge about wolves (politicians) will create legislations touching wolves. Because she couldn't properly handle taking care of her precious pony.

      As always, people with ZERO knowledge about wolves (politicians) will create legislations touching wolves. Because she couldn't properly handle taking care of her precious pony.

      11 votes