Petition started: Nabu is fighting against bird flu in Brandenburg!

Petition started: Nabu is fighting against bird flu in Brandenburg!

On November 1, 2025, the bird flu situation in Brandenburg is worrying. The Brandenburg Nature Conservation Association (Nabu) has launched a petition to promote the fight against the disease. Loud rbb24 The virus has been rampant in the region for several weeks and is leading to alarming animal deaths. Many districts have already made it mandatory for poultry to be kept in stables in order to slow the spread.

But what could be the cause of this epidemic? Nabu and experts agree: factory farming plays a crucial role. Christiane Schröder, the state manager of Nabu Brandenburg, calls for intensive monitoring of the situation in the poultry facilities. “We have to clarify where the virus comes from and how it was transmitted to wild birds,” she emphasizes. Loud BUND Brandenburg The consequences of bird flu for wild birds, especially cranes, are devastating. Around 2,000 dead bodies were reported in the Linumer Teichland, which now pose a serious threat to the recovered crane population.

The role of factory farming

Nabu's criticism is not only directed against the poultry industry's lack of responsibility, but also against the practices in factory farming. Martin Rümmler, bird protection officer at the Nabu Federal Association, sees factory farming as a likely cause of the bird flu outbreak. This creates ideal conditions for the virus to spread, as more dangerous variants can develop in large populations. Helmut Brücher, board member of BUND Brandenburg, supports this view and calls for urgent measures to reverse the trend in poultry farming.

In recent years, outbreaks of bird flu have increased sharply in Germany. These are alarming developments, particularly in Brandenburg, where the largest laying hen farms with more than 60,000 animals are located. Infected poultry had already been identified in several facilities over the summer before wild birds were affected, and exhaust air and inadequately treated manure from these farms endangers wild birds in the area.

A call for change

The Nabu petition aims to encourage authorities to take more effective measures to make poultry farming safer. Possible measures could include the early isolation of affected companies. Brochures that provide information about the dangers could also help raise awareness of the problem.

The cranes, which are currently migrating to Spain and France, are considered the main vectors of bird flu. Although the risk of an outbreak in poultry farming remains, there is still no all-clear. It is therefore essential that both authorities and society work together to find effective solutions and prevent the epidemic from escalating further.

The responsibility for protecting wild birds and containing bird flu lies not only in the hands of nature conservation associations, but also in those of society and industry. It remains to be hoped that Nabu's petition and increasing public attention will finally bring about the necessary changes.

Developments surrounding bird flu must be kept an eye on - not only for the animals, but also for our environment and the region's agriculture.