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| Wolf escapes as wind blows down fences in Berkshire | Wolf escapes as wind blows down fences in Berkshire |
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| A wolf is on the loose after escaping from a sanctuary when strong winds brought down fencing. | A wolf is on the loose after escaping from a sanctuary when strong winds brought down fencing. |
| Thames Valley Police texted residents in part of Berkshire, warning them about the escaped animal and children are being kept inside schools. | Thames Valley Police texted residents in part of Berkshire, warning them about the escaped animal and children are being kept inside schools. |
| The animal is thought to have fled from the Wolf Conservation Trust's site in Beenham at about 08:00 GMT. | The animal is thought to have fled from the Wolf Conservation Trust's site in Beenham at about 08:00 GMT. |
| Officers say they have sight of the wolf and are hoping to shoot it with a tracker dart to help them catch it. | |
| It has been spotted at various locations including Upper Bucklebury and most recently near Curridge, more than 10 miles to the west of the sanctuary. | |
| One parent, Tony Roe, told the BBC police officers were outside his child's local primary school by 08:30 to usher pupils inside. | One parent, Tony Roe, told the BBC police officers were outside his child's local primary school by 08:30 to usher pupils inside. |
| Mr Roe said: "An officer on the school gate told me a wolf had escaped after wind blew down part of the fence." | Mr Roe said: "An officer on the school gate told me a wolf had escaped after wind blew down part of the fence." |
| Sian Champkin, whose husband works at Elstree School in Woolhampton, said students were being told not to go outside. | Sian Champkin, whose husband works at Elstree School in Woolhampton, said students were being told not to go outside. |
| Officers are advising members of the public not to approach the wolf if they see it. | Officers are advising members of the public not to approach the wolf if they see it. |
| At the scene: BBC reporter Nikki Mitchell | |
| The wolf has travelled miles from where the Wolf Conservation Trust is and still hasn't been captured yet. | |
| I'm somewhere between Coldash and Curridge and the wolf is believed to be in a very large area of rural land behind Down House. | |
| There's a helicopter circling overhead, trying to keep an eye on the animal, there are teams of police out, along with Animal Capture UK, a company that specialises in capturing wild animals. | |
| They are trying to get a transmitter dart into the wolf so they can then follow its position exactly. | |
| Then they really have no choice but to use a tranquiliser dart to make the wolf fall asleep so they can take it back. |