{"id":30845,"date":"2023-07-20T17:29:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T15:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/?p=78515"},"modified":"2023-07-20T17:35:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T15:35:58","slug":"theres-a-suspected-lioness-on-the-loose-in-berlin","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/theres-a-suspected-lioness-on-the-loose-in-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s a suspected lioness on the loose in Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Residents in the south-western outskirts are told to stay indoors after reports of a roaming wild animal <\/p>

By Paul McGuinness\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 20 July 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Reports from Germany suggest that a lioness is on the loose in the suburbs of south-western Berlin. Police have advised residents to stay indoors, and to keep their pets inside, in the areas of Kleinmachnow, Teltow and Stahnsdorf.<\/p>\n

Some 30 police cars, as well as helicopters and drones, are involved in the search, which also includes a veterinarian and two hunters armed with tranquilliser guns.<\/p>\n

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Police search for a wild animal in Stahnsdorf, south-west of Berlin. \u00a9 JOHN MACDOUGALL\/AFP\/Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The first report came at about midnight on Wednesday.\u201dTwo passersby saw one animal chasing another. One was a wild boar and the other apparently a wild animal, a lioness,\u201d Brandenburg Police spokesperson Daniel Keip told German broadcaster RBB. \u201cThe men recorded a video on their phones and even experienced policemen had to concede that it was probably a lioness.\u201d He continued, \u201cYou often hear reports of crocodiles in swimming lakes and then it turns out all it was, was a big duck. In this case it\u2019s obviously totally real. We\u2019re dealing with a lioness that\u2019s roaming freely through Teltow, Stahnsdorf and Kleinmachnow.\u201d<\/p>\n