The conservationists say it was the first wild bison seen in Germany in two and a half centuries. “After more than 250 years a wild bison had been spotted again in Germany and all the authorities could think to do is shoot it.”A man had spotted the European bison next to the river Oder near the town of Lebus on Wednesday and alerted the authorities, according to police. The head of the local public order office decided that the bison needed to be killed in order to protect the population and instructed two local hunters to kill the beast on Thursday. The European bison is Europe’s largest land mammal and has not been seen in the wild in Germany for over 250 years. They are considered “vulnerable” by conservation bodies internationally and are on the list of Germany’s “strongly protected animals”.

Source: The Local September 18, 2017 13:18 UTC