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May 13, 2022 at 12:53 #9849
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    Werner said he was battling the myth of the “dangerous wolf.”

     

     

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    The wolves, acquired as cubs from zoos or animal parks, were mostly hand-reared.

     

     

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    The sanctuary was home to six packs from European, Siberian, Canadian, Artic and Mongolian regions.

    With Arctic wolves. 

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    With Arctic wolves.

    He was born in Germany in 1933.
    He said he got his love of animals from his mother.

     

     

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    In the 1950s he worked as a zoo assistant in Stuttgart.

     

     

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    He then spent 20 years as a career soldier.

     

     

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    He once said: “Wild wolves are rarely aggressive towards people.
    If there are attacks, they get big play in the press
    precisely because they are so rare.”

     

     

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    His wife was also a passionate supporter of animal welfare.