Lion alarm in Berlin and Brandenburg – search for a big cat Image: Fabian Sommer (dpa)
An initial evaluation of a faecal sample showed that the animal being looked for was a herbivore, said a spokeswoman for the Potsdam-Mittelmark district on Monday. “We don’t have to assume a lion.” The “Tagesspiegel” had previously reported on the evaluation of the sample.
The result of a hair sample is expected on Monday afternoon, said the district spokeswoman. Since the hair root was missing from the hair found, it was compared to a pair of lions at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Leipzig.
Cell phone video kept the police in suspense
The search for an alleged predator has made headlines beyond Germany since last Thursday. The authorities no longer saw any acute danger on Friday and, based on the assessment of experts, no longer assumed that there was a lioness in the region. Search operations – also with helicopters and drones – had also brought no evidence of a free-roaming big cat.
The police and the community of Kleinmachnow started on Thursday due to a cell phone video by a witness. After an initial assessment, the police assumed that a lioness was probably running around freely in the forest. The population should limit outdoor activities.
Source: Nachrichten
