A sheep farm invented a surprising and harsh weapon against wolves: donkey

More wolves have moved in Western Uusimaa this winter.

In the West Uusimaa region, an exceptional amount of wolf observations have been made this winter.

For example, the pony of the Siuntio riding stable ended up in wolves in August.

Mathias Laitinen grows sheep for beef cattle. They are safe for two Asia, sirpa and pistachio. — Laitinen has 64 production sheep and two Asia, two dogs, two cats and a rabbit.

Dogs are natural enemies of donkeys. Laitinen’s donkeys are living examples.

– They do not even tolerate our own dogs, so I believe that wolves would also get quick departures from both of them.

Instead, donkeys are a good spade with sheep. In fact, your best guy so far has been a big ram.

Laitinen collided with information about donkey herd guard features a few years ago on Facebook.

The sympathetic appearance of the donkey is furious

The donkeys are used as \”bodyguards\” of sheep against wolves, for example, in France. They have a good hearing, a wide field of vision and defends themselves with hooves, teeth and also shouting.

The Finnish donkey association says by e-mail that the use of herdsmen in Finland is quite rare.

For example, the donkey’s diet is very different from the sheep, so the owner must be careful not to eat too much on the wing of the sheep.

Secondly, according to the association, the donkey always needs a fellow species, so when she is sheep alone, the donkey may get stressed and behave aggressively towards them or even people.

The donkey may also try to \”kill\” the ball offered as a toy, for example, not so much to play with it.

So the donkey may well do well in the battle against the wolf, but it is at risk of injury to the attack with fatal consequences.

Two strong personalities

Mathias Laitinen has not seen wolves himself, even though they are moving in the corner of the home.

According to Laitinen, the latest after -sighting has been made about a kilometer from his yard.

– I’m not very worried about them. Besides, in winter, sheep are indoors most of the time, but summer grazing is of course a challenge.

For Laitinen, the nature of the donkey guard came as a happy surprise. Still, he appreciates them as pets.

– Sirpa and pistachios are fun, very different personalities. They have strong opinions and high self -esteem, but they are still kind and very human -friendly.

Mathias Laitinen's donkeys Sirpa and pistachios in sheep sitting in Laitinen's yard. The sun shining of January's shallow sun color the donkey hair into golden yellow. — Donals and sheep are only from time to time in winter. In the summer, Laitinen’s donkeys can only get to the same pastures with sheep in late summer so that they do not eat too much.

Police have made one ending decision last fall and three expulsion decisions about wolves in Western Uusimaa. However, the wolf who moved in Kirkkonummi was missed.

Currently, there are two police deportation decisions in the area in the area.

The acute incident caused by the wolf can be called to the general emergency number.

In the treated yard or the wolves detected near residential and production buildings, the area’s predators may be reported.