Reh flood Brandenburg: Forest owners demand new hunting rules!

Reh flood Brandenburg: Forest owners demand new hunting rules!

Brandenburg, Deutschland - In Brandenburg, the increasing number of deer ensures conversation and alarm mood among forest residents and hunters. Again and again it is pointed out that the population of the deer not only endangers forest rejuvenation, but that the balance of all nature could falter. According to nd -aktuell already suffer from the forests from the enormous damage, caused by the eating of young shoots and nibbling from bark. With 48,928 deer in the hunting year 2023/24, the hunt for the harmful game has increased - by 156 animals compared to the previous year.

However, the challenges do not stop here. The demand for a review of the summer reception period is loud, led by the forest owner association. Its state chairman, Malte Eberwein, relies on the complete cancellation of this closed season and calls for an extension of the hunting season for shell game from April 1 to January 31. The climate change, so emphasizes nd -aktuell since 2018 has also brought bark beetle plagues with it, which the forest damage has also been used reinforced.

The role of the wolves

But not only deer are an issue: Wolves that have been at home in Brandenburg since 2007 could also enable regulation of the deer stock. The Yellowstone National Park has shown how effective such natural predators can be. However, the return of the wolves brings conflicts with cattle breeders because they often attack sheep and goats. According to the State Environment Agency, the pasture animals were not adequately protected in 88 percent of wolf attacks in 88 percent of wolf attacks. Agricultural State Secretary Gregor Beyer therefore considers a shooting plan for wolves necessary and estimates the wolf population at around 2,000 copies. However, environmental associations such as NABU and BUND see a major problem in such a regulation - they reject a launch rate and argue that it does not lead to less cracks, as well as nd -aktuell reported.

In addition to this conflict, a critical view of the roe deer population shows that hunting cannot be the only solution. In another report, zoologist Josef H. Reichholf shows that more hunt only increases the shyness of the deer and forces them to stay more in the forest. In the past, the animals were often seen in open corridors, which also made the number of game accidents lower. Today, however, traffic accidents are a growing problem due to deer on the street. This leads to the question of whether the increasing shooting numbers actually represent a sustainable solution or whether alternative approaches, such as a license hunting system or fuel feeding Jagd-Fakten shows that high game stocks also bring other problems that burden agriculture and forestry heavily.

The conflict around the deer and the game continues to be on the agenda. The question of how sustainable and responsible regulation of wildlife populations can be done remains unsolved. Even if the topic sensitizes, it becomes clear that an understanding and joint action is urgently necessary to protect nature and agriculture equally.