Drone rescuers from Bad Liebenzell: Raise the fawn from mowing death!

Drone rescuers from Bad Liebenzell: Raise the fawn from mowing death!

In the gentle hills around Bad Liebenzell, the technology hovers over the meadows - and saves life. The drone pilot Robert Schroeder from Möttlingen has discovered the passion for flying and a new mission that is close to his heart: the rescue of fawns. Every year, an estimated 90,000 of these small animals in Germany are overlooked and run over in their hiding place in the high grass during the Mahd. This is mainly done because the fawns have no escape instinct in the first days of life. Thanks to the latest technology, this should now be different, such as [Schwarzwaelder-bote.de] (https://www.schwarzwaelder-bote.de/inhalt.tie-vor-dem-Mahtod-wahren-drunenpilot-bad-Liebenzell-Rehkitze.Rehkitze.Rehkitze.Rehkitze.Rehkitze.Rehkitze.Rehkitze 0BA3B43-466A-FAFCBDA0184.html) reported.

The impetus for his rescue mission came from a veterinarian whose man is a tenant in Schömberg. She turned to Schroeder with the request to use his drone to track down the fawns hidden in the meadow. This happens in the critical months from April to June when the fawn is stored by their mothers. The drone is not just a practical tool; It allows the animals to locate the animals with thermal imaging cameras before the combine harvesters come.

cooperation and technology

The operations are often started in the early morning to find the fawns that are hiding in the high grass in good time. Similar to the team of Rehkitz Rettung Brandenburg e.V., the procedure requires discipline, technical understanding and nerve strength. The helpers motivate successful rescues and show the farmers that a willingness to cooperate makes sense. However, there are voices that do not show the necessary insight when it comes to responsibility, although many are legally obliged to check their fields for wild animals. Schroeder takes a good hand: Found chits are carefully absorbed with gloves and placed in transport boxes for waiting at the edge of the field so that the mowing work can be continued undisturbed.

good news also come from Berlin. The Federal Ministry of Digital has decided to make a temporary change in the regulation of drone missions to facilitate the use of such technologies. From 2024, new regulations apply, among other things, reduce the minimum distance to built -up areas to 10 meters, which means that over 90 percent of the previously restricted areas can now be used for drone use. More on this on drohnen.de.

sustainable use for wild animals

This new regulation should not only support animal welfare, but also promote agriculture. The public sector has already taken note of the possibilities and supports the purchase of drones with thermal imaging cameras for such animal protection measures. This pursues a common goal here: protecting habitat for wild animals and at the same time facilitating the work of farmers. The combination of modern technology and human commitment shows that a solution for the problem of the fawn can be found.