Salzburg: Land calls for rest in nature, even on New Year’s Eve
“The game lives absolutely on the border in winter, it is the hardest time of the year and it is about survival. If the animals are also startled by noise, they lose a lot of energy and can perish as a result, ”explains State Councilor Josef Schwaiger (ÖVP) in a broadcast today.
noise puts wildlife at risk
He joins the appeal of Alexandra Meissnitzer, the new ambassador of “Respect your limits“, a. This has a request to the people:” Please celebrate a quiet New Year’s Eve in nature, out of respect. “Fire brigade, firecrackers and noise in the forest and in the mountains would put wild animals in distress and mortal danger, according to the double world champion.
Reduced energy balance in winter
In winter, many wild animals reduce their energy balance to a minimum in order to be able to survive. If they are driven from their traditional feeding places or from the safe dwellings by indefinable light effects or noise, they often do not return to these for weeks. Inevitably, they feed on the bark of the trees, which also leads to the death of the plants, which are so physical for the protective forest. It is even worse for the chamois driven from the blown up highlands, because the enormous loss of energy in a panic escape often leads to death.
Tips for the winter in nature:
- Please rest in the mountains! This is not only true, but especially true on New Year’s Eve. Reason: Noise also scares the game, it loses a lot of energy in the snow when it escapes, and survival in harsh winter is endangered.
- Please note signs and markings. Especially the quiet areas when to be respected, stay on marked routes and paths. Reason: The game remains as undisturbed as possible, does not escape and uses less energy, which ensures survival in winter.
- Please avoid feeding areas and snow-free grazing areas. Reason: In winter the food is scarce, life for the wild animals in the snow is very difficult. If food intake is disturbed, animals often nibble off the tree tops and bark, causing great damage to the forest.
- Please avoid reforestation areas and young forest. Reason: The ski edges damage the trees.
- Please be particularly careful in the twilight and night hours. Reason: This is the game’s “eating time”.
- Please keep dogs on a leash. Reason: They too disturb the wild animals and scare them away.
(Source: SALZBURG24)