Sure, it’s more comfortable: Instead of having to push a noisy lawnmower through the garden in the blazing sun, a robotic lawnmower cuts the grass without breaking a sweat. However, the convenience has its price. Pictures of mutilated hedgehogs are circulating on the Internet, and nature conservation organizations are warning that robotic lawnmowers are life-threatening for small animals in the garden. Everything that moves on the lawn is affected, said Angelika Nelson. The doctor of biology works for the State Association for Bird Protection (LBV) in environmental education. Larger insects fell victim to the robotic lawnmower, as did young birds that are not yet able to fly well. “They beg from everything that moves. It’s also possible that they approach the robotic lawnmower,” says Nelson.
Robot lawn mower in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen: Danger on wheels – Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
