Drones for fawn rescue: lifesaver over northern Hesse in use!

Drones for fawn rescue: lifesaver over northern Hesse in use!

The meadows of Northern Hesse is about more than just the green gold of agriculture. Here are fawns that are in need of protection as newborn wild animals, and their rescue has become increasingly important in recent years. Farmers and hunting associations are currently facing the challenge of preserving these animals in need of protection from mowing death. As the HNA , every meadow has to be carefully searched. The responsibility lies with the farmers who often receive support from volunteers from the Rehkitz Rescue Northern Hesse.

But the sad reality shows itself in an incident in the Reinhardshagen Forestry Office, where despite all the precautions there was a fatal accident: a fawn was killed by mowing. The forestry management, represented by Holger Pflüger-Grone, therefore urges the need to carefully check areas. Unfortunately, the conventional methods for scam or the expiry of the areas are not recognized.

Effective techniques for the Kitz Rescue

The drone technology enables precise location of the wild animals, whereby flight data is used to find the storage locations of the fawn. After the mowing, the rescuers bring the animals found back to their natural habitats. Young rabbits are also taken into care, another step to protect the wild animals. This year, many rabbits have already been preserved from mowing death, which makes the work of the Kitz rescuers all the more valuable.

Promotion of drone technology

The Federal Ministry provides money to support these important measures. Im Rahmen eines Bundesförderprogramms wurde für die Anschaffung der Drohnen eine Summe von 2,5 Millionen Euro bewilligt, wie die Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE) informiert. Applications for funding could be submitted by June 17, 2025, and funding will also be planned in the coming year.

DRONENTION TECHNOLOGY offers great potential for more effective wildlife rescue and once again shows how important animal welfare is in agriculture. The challenges are great, but the constant development and integration of the latest technologies brings a breath of fresh air to protect the small wild animals from machines.