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Fire, flood or disaster · 1927

Wolves terrorise Tsooru parish

Hundid Tsooru vallas

In late summer 1927 wolves became a real danger in the southern parishes of Võrumaa, where large, boggy forests still remained. Around the start of September they began prowling Tsooru parish, and one loss followed another. On one farm they killed all twelve sheep in the yard in a single night; other farms lost animals too. The wolves roamed brazenly through the villages, chased dogs and slipped close to the grazing herds. A series of hunts was organised to drive them out.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

1927. aasta suve lõpul muutusid hundid tõsiseks hädaks Võrumaa lõunapoolsetes valdades, kus leidus veel suuri soiseid metsi. Septembri alguse paiku hakkasid nad Tsooru vallas kolama ja õnnetused järgnesid üksteisele. Ühes talus murdsid nad ühe ööga õuel maha kõik kaksteist lammast, ka mujal said loomad kannatada. Hundid hulkusid jultunult külades, ajasid koeri taga ja kippusid karja kallale. Nende väljaajamiseks korraldati rida jahte.

Map of the area around Wolves terrorise Tsooru parish
57.74300° N, 26.64500° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Esmaspäev, 19 September 1927, p. 3 (DIGAR) ↗

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