Wolvendrift shows Drenthe’s struggle to live with the wolf. Journalist Petra Wijnsema followed the events surrounding the wolf in Drenthe for a year.
The documentary contains unique images of the hours after the shooting of the wolf in Wapse last summer. The reenactment group Compagnie te Voet reenacts a wolf hunt from 1612. Wageningen University can also be seen inspecting a wolf that had been killed by a car. In addition, Wolvendrift contains previously unseen images from wildlife cameras of Drenthe wolves.
Wolf expert Hans Hasper from Assen talks about his fascination with the wolf because the animal is so elusive. He does not understand that we as humans cannot live together with the wolf. He says that shooting doesn’t help and that protecting animals is the only way to live together with the wolf.
Sheep farmers Jacqueline Koppelaar and Albert Jan van Triest from Eemster believe that there is no place for the wolf in Drenthe. They describe the impact that a wolf attack on their sheep has on their (mental) health. They had wolf-resistant grids installed through which the wolf still managed to get through.
Sheep farmer Gijsbert Six from Benneveld considers himself ‘queer’ and cannot be put in a box when it comes to the wolf. According to him, the wolf exposes the essence of people and makes people think about their role in nature.
The documentary Wolvendrift can be seen tonight at 7:00 PM, 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM on TV Drenthe. Reruns on Sunday.
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