Tiger of Sabrodt
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| Species | Gray wolf |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Years active | 1904 |
| Known for | Killing livestock |
| Weight | 41 kg (90 lb) |
| Height | 80 cm (31 in) |
| Named after | Village of Sabrodt (part of Elsterheide) where it first appeared |
Tiger of Sabrodt (German: Tiger von Sabrodt) is the name given to a wolf shot in Lusatia in 1904; it is the last free-living wolf to be shot within the current borders of Germany prior to 1945.
Death
[edit]The wolf was shot near the town of Hoyerswerda (then part of Silesia) on 27 February 1904, by a forester who received a 100 mark bounty for killing it. It had broken away from hunters several times and reputedly weighed 41 kilograms (90 lb)[1] and measured 1.60 metres (5 ft 3 in) long and 80 centimetres (31 in) high at the shoulder.[2]
The carcass was mounted and remains on display in the museum in Castle Hoyerswerda.[3] In the meantime wolves have returned to Lusatia, successfully breeding there in 2009.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Bethge, Philip (5 November 2001). "Rückkehr des grauen Wanderers". Der Spiegel (in German).
- ^ "Notizen. C. Wolf erlegt in der Lausitz, Reg.-Bez. Liegnitz". Allgemeine Forst und Jagdzeitung (in German). Vol. 80. 1904. p. 312.
- ^ Lorenz, Robert (2008). "Wir bleiben in Klitten": Zur Gegenwart in einem ostdeutschen Dorf. Europäische Ethnologie (in German). Vol. 8. Berlin: Lit. p. 152. ISBN 9783825816445.
- ^ "Verbreitung in Deutschland" (in German). Wolfsregion Lausitz. February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.