Tag: Environment and nature in Bavaria
Bavarian Forest National Park: Glauber rows back – Bavaria
In the dispute over the deletion of protected areas in the Bavarian Forest National Park, Environment Minister Thorsten Glauber (Free Voters) has instructed the head of the protected area, Ursula…
Bavaria: Shooting wolves should be made easier – Bavaria
When there is a debate about the re-spreading of wolves in Bavaria, Hunting Minister Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters) is always at the forefront. On Monday, for example, it was just…
Snow and squalls expected in Bavaria – Bavaria
The sunny weekend is followed by wet and cooler weather at the start of the week in Bavaria. According to the German Weather Service (DWD) forecast, a cold front coming…
Bavaria: land consumption continues at a high level – Bavaria
Bavaria has lost at least 5,000 square kilometers of fields, meadows and pastures in less than 50 years. This corresponds to almost two thirds of the area of Middle Franconia.…
Bavaria: Federal Nature Conservation Agency moves away from a categorical no to wolf shooting – Bavaria
In the emotionally charged debate about how to deal with wolves in Bavaria, the Federal Nature Conservation Association is moving away from its categorical rejection of any shooting. In a…
Bark beetle alarm in Bavaria’s forests – Bavaria
The tone is scientifically cautious, but the message is highly alarming: “The high temperatures meant that the spruce bark beetles could no longer stand under the bark and began to…
Bavaria’s animal shelters complain about too little support – Bavaria
Ten young Maltese-Poodle mixes, “designer dogs” from a backyard breeder in Hungary; plus two Pomeranians, two French bulldogs, other puppies – Christine von Hake, head of the animal shelter in…
60 percent of the buildings in Bavaria could be heated with geothermal energy – Bavaria
More than 60 percent of the buildings in Bavaria could theoretically cover their heat needs entirely via surface geothermal energy – i.e. via groundwater heat pumps, geothermal probes and geothermal…
Munich: Arsonist sets fire to forest at Panzerwiese – investigation into series – Munich
There were two fires in quick succession on the Panzerwiese in the north of Munich on Monday evening. A month ago, the fire department had to put out a wildfire…
Middle Franconia: Toxic chemicals at US airfield pollute groundwater – Bavaria
Dozens of areas in Bavaria are contaminated with toxic chemicals. These are so-called per- and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds (PFAS). The majority is due to toxic residues from firefighting foam, including…