Hunting tenant raises the alarm: Mowing endanger wild animals in Heringen!

Hunting tenant raises the alarm: Mowing endanger wild animals in Heringen!

Heringen, Deutschland - In Heringen, a dispute over mowing work on a K+S compensation area causes excitement. Hunting tenant Harald Fritsch expresses sharp criticism of the recently carried out MAHD measures that took place in the penultimate May week. His main concern: the Mahd took place in the sensitive breeding and setting time, which in his opinion represents a danger to fawn, young rabbits and meadow breeders. "An important livelihood for many animals is endangered here during this time," explains the hunting tenant. His worries are supported by the fact that after the work only a short grass scorer and a bead remained from the grass section that was heaped up along a hedge strip.

Fritsch continues to emphasize that a good food offer for insects is of great importance. He also criticizes the time of the mowing and the type of implementation that he perceives as unprofessional. During a conversation with an employee of K+S it was stated that the area is converted into a dry grass and that the grass section should serve as a Benjeshecke. Fritsch, however, is dissatisfied with this solution, since it bothers him that a Benjeshecke should typically consist of branches and branches.

earlier incidents and explanations

The concerns of the hunting tenant are not new. Fritsch raised similar concerns four years ago when numerous young pines and birches were felled to convert the area into a parking forest. K+S spokesman Johannes Rützel defends the mowing work and relies on the specifications of the upper nature conservation authority. This, according to Rützel, would have classified the Mahd as professionally correctly in May and June.

The implementation of the maintenance work is therefore not only a bureaucratic act, but is also intended to serve the long -term development of the area. Hendrik Kalvelage, spokesman for the Kassel regional council, confirms that the measure takes place in accordance with the requirements and the area is mowed twice a year with a possible third mowing in particularly vigorous years, which is also coordinated with the authorities.

The importance of compensation areas

compensation areas are a central element of nature conservation in Germany. As explained on the website of the Federal Office for Nature Conservation, such measures should serve to compensate for interventions in nature. The legal basis for this is the Federal Nature Conservation Act, which is closely linked to the guidelines of the Hessian Compensation Ordinance. It is particularly important here that the interests of nature conservation and landscape maintenance are carefully weighed up.

The topic of nature conservation is not only important locally. Rather, various regulations and authorities show how important the careful handling of nature is, especially in construction projects or other areas that bring interventions into the landscape.

The upper nature conservation authority is now planning an on-site appointment in Heringen to check the situation itself. Fritsch hopes that the worries about the wildlife and nature will be heard more.

observation of the situation and the protection of nature are on the agenda in Heringen. The discussion about the right degree between human use and nature conservation remains an important topic that goes far beyond the borders of herring.