Storks in Potsdam: Nuns endangered by dryness and lack of food!

Storks in Potsdam: Nuns endangered by dryness and lack of food!

Potsdam, Deutschland - Stork are a highlight of local nature in Potsdam, but this year they have to fight with great challenges. Like the MAZ reports, the stock suffers from the combination of dryness and heat. These extreme weather conditions have led to the fact that only ten of originally 25 young animals survived this year, while four out of ten stork nest are orphaned. The parents have trouble finding sufficient food, especially the coveted earthworms.

in Potsdam there is a worrying situation for the feathered residents. Manfred Pohl, the white stork representative of the nature conservation association (NABU), emphasizes the difficulties of the storks, which are reinforced by the dryness. You need hours to find your prey and are forced to hunt animals such as grasshoppers, mice and small snakes. Particularly tragic: A dead chick was found at a location in Satzkorn, probably thrown out of the nest.

lack of food and dangerous streets

But not only the dryness gives the storks headache. Lack of food and intensive agriculture mean that the birds in the trenches look for food in the trenches. Lutz Ittermann, wildlife representative of the district of Oder-Spree, reports of a worrying increase in accidents with storks. In the past few weeks there have been at least six clashes with cars in the east of Brandenburg, which shows how critical the situation for the storks has become. The damage caused by the grown traffic volume could have devastating consequences for the population, as the

A call to change

The current challenges for storks are part of a major problem: the loss of biodiversity. As part of the biodiversity strategy, the EU Parliament has formulated clear goals by 2030 to protect and restore the ecosystems. It is required to protect at least 30 percent of the EU marine and land areas, as is explained on the EU side. The return of the storks and other species depends on the restoration of your habitats and the creation of safe food sources.