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muriel_volestrangler

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Fri Feb 22, 2019, 09:30 AM Feb 2019

Estonians rescue wild wolf from ice thinking it was a dog

Kind-hearted Estonian workers rushed to rescue a dog in distress from a freezing river on Wednesday - unaware of the fact they were actually about to bundle a wild wolf into their car.

The men were working on the Sindi dam on the Parnu river when they spotted the animal trapped in the icy water.

After clearing a path through the ice, they took the frozen canine to a clinic for medical care.
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The Estonian Union for the Protection of Animals (EUPA) said the wolf had low blood pressure when it arrived at the veterinarian's office, which may have explained its docile nature after the men carried it to their car to warm it up.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47330924

Awww. All OK in the end - released with a GPS collar, for study. And the wolf was made the national animal last year.

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Estonians rescue wild wolf from ice thinking it was a dog (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 OP
A lone wolf in that condition is a threat to no one Fullduplexxx Feb 2019 #1
Native Americans coexisted peacefully with the wolves peacebuzzard Feb 2019 #2
Thankful for the great humans that saved this wild wolf. democratisphere Feb 2019 #3
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