Gudrun Pflüger

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Gudrun Pflüger (born August 18, 1972 in Graz ) is an Austrian biologist and a former cross-country , mountain and cross-country athlete.

Life

Gudrun Pflüger is committed to the preservation of nature, in the past she was particularly committed to protecting Canadian wolves .

The 2005 award-winning documentary On the Trail of the Coastal Wolves about the Canadian Coastal Wolves documents their four-week search for the animals, which were almost unknown there until then. In the coastal rainforests of British Columbia , the Great Bear Rainforest , she tracked down the wolves.

At the end of her search, Gudrun Pfüger showed that wild wolves meet people peacefully if they do not feel threatened. Gudrun Pflüger spent the night in a large meadow near a young wolf that had been left behind. The pack, which probably had never had contact with humans, returned during the night and approached the alien being curious. The lead wolf provoked something by scratching, but did not threaten Gudrun Pflüger and did no harm to her.

She later saw this experience as formative. A few weeks after the filming, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. In the film, Gudrun Pflüger also reports on her fight against cancer. Her meeting with the wolves gave her strength and quotes an Indian proverb: “A wolf only shows itself to you when it wants to tell you something. And I think that the wolves just wanted to give me their strength and stamina for my new journey, which I now have in front of me. "

After three years, Gudrun Pflüger had overcome cancer. She moved to the ecovillage Nipika in the Canadian wilderness for a few years , where she guided tourists through nature.

In 2009 she returned to Austria, where she gave birth to a healthy son in the same year. Another documentary was made with her: Running with Wolves (German: Die Wolfsfrau ).

Gudrun Pflüger was actively involved in the Alpine Expedition 2010–2012 project. The aim was to provide information about a possible reintroduction of wolves, lynxes and bears in the Alpine region. Together with wildlife manager Peter Sürth , they crossed the entire Alpine region in various stages on foot and by bike. The cameraman Albert Ausosbsky documented the expedition with the camera.

Sporting successes

  • Mountain running world championships 1st place: 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1996
  • Mountain running world championships 2nd place: 1993
  • Austrian Cross Country Championship 1st place: 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1999

Movies

  • On the trail of the coastal wolves. Documentary, Germany, 2007, 42:50 min., Written and directed by Richard Matthews, produced by Matthey Film, Wild Images, ZDF , arte , Discovery Networks International, ORF
  • The wolf woman. (Alternative title: Running with Wolves. ) Documentary, Germany, 2009, 44:30 min., Script and director: Richard Matthews, production: Wild Images, Off the Fence, Smithsonian Channel, NDR Naturfilm, ORF , series: Expeditions ins Tierreich , First broadcast: May 5, 2010 on NDR, synopsis with photo series from NDR, online video excerpt from Smithsonian Channel.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Video Gudrun Pfüger: On the trail of the coastal wolves (from 41:14 min.)  In the ZDFmediathek , accessed on January 26, 2014. (offline)
  2. Peter Sürth's diary on the Alpine expedition ( memento of the original from September 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bergsteiger.de
  3. Alpine Expedition , www.derwegderwoelfe.de
  4. List of the Austrian Athletics Association ( Memento of the original from February 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oelv.at
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