VIDEO | A wolf on the ski slope, the video of the skier.Enpa reports:“He chased him”

The video of a wolf running at breakneck speed along a ski slope in Val di Fiemme, filmed by a skier, is causing discussion on social media.Enpa presents a complaint of mistreatment:"It terrified him"

ROME - A wolf running very fast down a ski slope:This is what should be said in a video that is circulating online at the moment and which is going viral.The person filming the wolf apparently descending along a slope in Pampeago, in Val di Fiemme, is a skier with a frontal camera.The wolf, evidently scared given the situation, he runs at breakneck speed and finally stops, hitting a side barrier on the track.If the wolf runs very fast (appearing at a certain point on the ski slope), so does the skier, who skis at high speed.On this episode, which is causing discussion on social media, a complaint from Enpa has arrived, the National Animal Protection Agency that points the finger at the skier for saying that he scared and chased the wolf, terrifying him.

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The accusations hypothesized by Enpa are very serious:mistreatment of animals and killing of animals (in the hypothesis that the animal may have been seriously injured).The complaint, against unknown persons, was presented to the Trento Prosecutor's Office and mentions "the crazy chase" of which a wolf was the victim, hunted by a skier on the slopes of Val di Fiemme.Enpa writes in a note:“The event was documented by a video (most likely shot by the skier himself) which quickly made the rounds on social media and the internet.From the images you can see the poor animal madly fleeing from its tormentor, until it hits the safety barriers that delimit the track."What is of concern above all is the health condition of the poor wolf, who may have been injured - even seriously - following the impact".

Enpa therefore asks the Trentino Forestry Corps to look for the animal and check its conditions, "ensuring that it is provided with all the necessary care".At the same time, investigations will begin to identify the skier.

Animal abuse, if convicted, involves imprisonment from 3 to 18 months, or a fine from 5 thousand to 30 thousand euros.Enpa reminds:“What happened in Val di Fiemme is unfortunately not an isolated episode.There are now numerous cases of wild animals, especially wolves and bears, chased by cars, foraged or lured to take selfies, killed with traps, shot.It is evident that, precisely because of our wicked behaviour, it is we who constitute a danger to wild animals and - continues Enpa - not them to us.For this reason, it is essential that the level of protection granted to these species by national and European standards is absolutely not downgraded.And that any attempt by the Autonomous Province of Trento to authorize by law shootings against bears and wolves be stopped."