What changed
An eight-year-old girl was seriously injured in a wolf attack inside the Johannismühle wildlife park in Brandenburg, south of Berlin, on Wednesday.
She was in an enclosure with a staff member and two other children. She was flown to hospital by helicopter; nobody else was injured. The park has closed temporarily and is scheduled to reopen on 2 November.
Why it matters
This was not an encounter across a fence. It happened inside an animal enclosure, where visitors can take part in small-group experiences involving animals. Johannismühle keeps grey and Arctic wolves and advertises activities including wolf feeding.
That makes the investigation’s central question straightforward but important: how did a child come to be inside the enclosure when the attack occurred? Police are examining the precise circumstances, and the report does not establish which wolf caused the injuries. Reports of head injuries and a special visit remain unconfirmed.
The closure gives the park time to establish what happened before reopening. Until then, the helicopter evacuation, serious injury and temporary shutdown mark this as more than a routine wildlife-park incident.
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