A view from one end of Turkey: The tragic end was inevitable when the owner did not hear the dog's pleas.

A view from one end of Turkey: The tragic end was inevitable when the owner did not hear the dog's pleas.

31.01.2026 12:20

A pack of wolves descended on a village in the Göle district of Ardahan at midnight, killing and taking away a dog from the vineyard in seconds. The incident, captured moment by moment by cameras, was heartbreaking as the dog cried out. The local people are quite worried due to the recent increase in such incidents...

In our provinces where winter conditions are harsh, wolf packs struggling to find food in nature are descending into settlements to attack domestic animals. The latest example of this was seen in the village of Samandöken in the Göle district of Ardahan.

IMAGES REMINISCENT OF HORROR MOVIES

A pack of wolves that descended into the village at midnight attacked and killed a dog they had targeted. Despite the dog's pleas, its owner did not wake up, and the wolf pack took the dead dog away. Those moments reminiscent of horror movies were recorded second by second by security cameras.

LOCAL PEOPLE ON EDGE

The local people watching the footage are on edge... A citizen stating that wolves have descended into their village more than ever this year said, "Naturally, we are scared when such events happen. In recent years, winter conditions in our region have been harsher than ever. This forces wolves to descend from their natural habitats to settlements."

KILLED 200 SHEEP

Recently, in the village of Bostankale in the Digor district of Kars, where fog was prevalent, a wolf entered a sheepfold and killed approximately 200 sheep in about 2.5 hours.

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