After a day-long lion hunt by hundreds of armed-to-the-teeth Berlin police officers, officials now say they were probably looking for a big hog..On Thursday, police in the German capital urged people and their pets to stay indoors after someone saw and recorded what appeared to be a female lion..Police said the twitter footage was legitimate.."There is no acute danger," Michael Grubert, mayor of the Kleinmachnow area where the animal was first spotted, told a press conference on Friday, the BBC reported.At the height of the hunt Thursday afternoon, more than 220 officers searched for the animal backed up by helicopters, drones and armoured vehicles normally used in terrorism operations.A dozen more sightings were called in during the day.Police were less than pleased when a group of teens started playing loud roaring lion sounds on a speaker near to the area where the search was going on."That helps neither the local community, nor the police in their search for the animal," police spokeswoman, Kerstin Schröder, told RBB.But one local animal expert said the creature was likely a wild boar, which are common in the forested areas of the Berlin suburb.Grubert said police could resume operations if the situation warranted..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
After a day-long lion hunt by hundreds of armed-to-the-teeth Berlin police officers, officials now say they were probably looking for a big hog..On Thursday, police in the German capital urged people and their pets to stay indoors after someone saw and recorded what appeared to be a female lion..Police said the twitter footage was legitimate.."There is no acute danger," Michael Grubert, mayor of the Kleinmachnow area where the animal was first spotted, told a press conference on Friday, the BBC reported.At the height of the hunt Thursday afternoon, more than 220 officers searched for the animal backed up by helicopters, drones and armoured vehicles normally used in terrorism operations.A dozen more sightings were called in during the day.Police were less than pleased when a group of teens started playing loud roaring lion sounds on a speaker near to the area where the search was going on."That helps neither the local community, nor the police in their search for the animal," police spokeswoman, Kerstin Schröder, told RBB.But one local animal expert said the creature was likely a wild boar, which are common in the forested areas of the Berlin suburb.Grubert said police could resume operations if the situation warranted..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.