Original sentence: "  The publicity from this coverage raised Knut's profile from national to international."If a polar bear mother rejected the baby, then I believe the zoo must follow the instincts of nature," Albrecht clarified."In the wild, it would have been left to die.ABC News: Why Everbody Loves Cute Knut the Polar Bear.Albrecht, who was not associated with any animal rights organization, later claimed that he was misquoted; he felt it was inappropriate for Knut to be raised by humans, but he did not call for Knut's death
Edited sentence: Albrecht, who opposed that judgement, said that he called for Knut's death not because he actually wanted to have the bear killed, but on the contrary  to call attention to the Leipzig decision, which would have granted the Berlin Zoo the right to kill the ice bear cub.Albrecht, who was not associated with any animal rights organization, later claimed that he was misquoted: In December 2006, Albrecht had filed suit against the head of the Leipzig Zoo, because it had killed a young Sloth Bear after it had been rejected by its mother.Most international media, however, relied on the Bild-Zeitungs's over-simplified  version and  reported Albrecht's request to have Knut killed out of context.The case had been dismissed by the courts with the argument that raising the animal by humans would have been inappropriate.The publicity from this coverage raised Knut's profile from national to international