Secure your pasture animals: Free seminar against wolf attacks!
Secure your pasture animals: Free seminar against wolf attacks!
A pressing question is concerned with the pasture holders in the Swabian-Franconian Forest: How can the protection of pastures be improved compared to the growing wolf stocks? On this topic, the upcoming seminar on June 30th in Mainhardt, which is organized by the Schwäbisch-Franconian Forest Nature Park, the company to protect the wolves and the Patura company. The seminar, which lasts from 9.30 a.m. to around 4 p.m., offers participants the opportunity to find out free information about effective protective measures. However, the places are limited to 30 participants, with a registration deadline on June 16. Interested parties can register by email to kuhnweiler.hof@t-online.de.
So far, the wolf in the Rems-Murr district has mainly been viewed as a traveler, but there are strong signs that the species could also settle in the area of Stuttgart. Wolves have been back in Germany since 1998, and around 209 packs live in Germany according to the latest counts, with most of them in Brandenburg and Lower Saxony. The wolf causes damage to farm animals - in 2023 over 1,200 incidents were recorded in which over 5,700 animals were affected, including almost 5,000 sheep - but its preservation also has its ecological advantages because it contributes to regulating wild animals. This fact is more important the more pasture area is furnished by the wolf.protective measures in focus
In terms of protective measures, a reliable fence is emphasized as one of the basic requirements. However, there are many challenges: The German Farmers' Association points out that wolf -safe fencing in many areas are not practical. Therefore, pasture holders demand a hunting regulation of the wolf stock in order to selectively remove problematic wolves.
The speakers of the seminar are experts in the field, including Pia Hartmann from FVA, Siegbert Lamparter of Patura and Peter Herold from the company to protect the wolves. They will offer the participants both theoretical knowledge and practical exercises to better protect the pasture animals and to reduce the fear of wolf attacks.
In addition, a look at the application of the latest herd protection measures such as electric fences and herd protection dogs is taken as part of the seminar. Although these could help to reduce the number of attacks, they are also associated with considerable costs. Nevertheless, it is important to check these investments to protect the pasture animals in the long term.The discussion about the wolf in Germany is also conducted by politics and nature conservation organizations. There is more and more need for talk on herd protection and the associated compensation. The wolf is again part of the German fauna, and to find the balance between species protection and the interests of the pasture holders, initiatives such as the seminar in Mainhardt are urgently needed.
The Schwäbisch-Franconian forest nature park is not only a beautiful environment for leisure activities, but also in its interest to address the concerns of the local farmers and the harmonious coexistence between humans and wolf. It would be a pity if the disease status of nature was endangered by ignorance or misunderstandings. Protecting pasture animals is therefore a central topic for the region.
Time is pushing and the pasture holders are challenged: we maintain our charming nature and at the same time protect the valuable animals that inhabit them. If you are interested, you should take the chance and drop by the seminar to get the best tips out of first hand.
For more information about the Schwäbisch-Franconian Wald Nature Park, visit the website of the nature park. The seminar could be the first step into a safe future for our pasture farming!
Read more about the challenges of pasture farming and the wolf on [agriculture.de] (https://www.landwirtschaft.de/tier-und-pflanz/tier/schaffe-und-ziege/wolf-und-weidetieren-ein-loesbarer conflict).
All information about the seminar in Mainhardt can be found on [krzbb.de] (https://www.krzbb.de/inhalt.seminar-in-mainhardt-wolf attacks-so-kann-man-weidetiere-ser-schuetzen.5e32c3d-4dd2-bcb961d362.html).
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