Tag: otter
Nature conservation in Bavaria: The fishermen complain about the otter – Bavaria
Bavaria’s fishermen are demanding that the state government quickly enable the shooting of otters. “The unpopular topic has been treated like a hot potato for years, and no one really…
Animals: Dwarf otter offspring in Neumünster Zoo
Animals Dwarf otter offspring in Neumünster Zoo The dwarf otter couple Jacky and Emil with their offspring in the Neumünster Zoo. photo © Verena Kaspari/Tierpark Neumünster/dpa For the first time…
Bavaria: Fishermen struggle with the otter – Bavaria
The fishermen and pond owners in Bavaria continue to push for otters to be allowed to be shot more easily. To this end, the EU Commission should lower the strict…
Dispute over the otters: Now Hunting Minister Aiwanger is to take over – Bavaria
After the Bavarian Administrative Court (VGH) recently overruled the Free State’s controversial otter regulations, which were intended to enable the shooting of 32 specimens of the strictly protected species in…
Bavaria: Conservationists sue against facilitated otter shooting – Bavaria
The German Environmental Aid (DUH) and the Federation for Nature Conservation are suing against the facilitated shooting of otters in Bavaria. The measure “is a false solution for the Bavarian…
Bavaria: Majority against otter shooting – Bavaria
The majority of Bavarians welcome the renewed spread of otters in the Free State and are against the fact that the predators in Lower Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate can…
Bavaria: 43,000 people call for the end of otter hunting – Bavaria
In just one week, more than 43,000 people have already signed an appeal on the Internet against the release of strictly protected otters in Bavaria. In it, the WWF and…
Bavaria: New round in the dispute over the otter – Bavaria
For years, the pond keepers have been complaining that the strictly protected predators are eating their ponds empty. Minister of Agriculture Kaniber has now lowered the strict protection status. Nevertheless,…
After almost disappearing, the European otter is indeed back in France
Its friendly face would almost make you forget that it has long been hunted for its coat and its erroneous reputation as a pest. To the point of practically disappearing…
Pond in Upper Franconia fished empty: was it human or otter? – Bavaria
A private pond in Upper Franconia has been fished almost completely empty by unknown thieves. So far, however, it is not clear whether the thieves were people with nets or…