At this point, on 27 August 1948, the "Würger vom Lichtenmoor" was killed by the farmer Hermann Gaatz. The wolf male had "struck" terribly among the cows and sheep in the weeks before. It is believed that two soldiers brought the young wolf from Russia and left it in this area.

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At the beginning of May 1948, sheep, cattle, and wild animals fell victim to the previously unknown "Beast" almost every night in the vast heath and moorland areas surrounding Lichtenmoor …

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1. Hademsdorf Weir – Rail Trail Rethem–Ahlden loop from Hademstorf

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