https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Wasps in Germany are protected by the country's Federal Nature Conservation Act. Here's why you shouldn't go around killing them. https://www.thelocal.de/20240715/can-you-really-be-fined-for-killing-wasps-in-germany Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:50:38 +0200 can-you-really-be-fined-for-killing-wasps-in-germany Dozens of countries on Tuesday approved downgrading the protection status of the wolf in Europe, a move activists say will upset the recovery made by the species over the past 10 years after near extinction a century ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20241203/europe-set-to-allow-more-wolf-hunting-after-protection-status-lowered Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:33:52 +0100 europe-set-to-allow-more-wolf-hunting-after-protection-status-lowered In the castle gardens of Muskauer Park, which straddles both banks of the German-Polish river border, caretakers have mounted a fightback against the impacts of climate change. https://www.thelocal.de/20240914/germanys-parks-plant-a-way-forward-on-climate-change Sat, 14 Sep 2024 18:09:41 +0200 germanys-parks-plant-a-way-forward-on-climate-change Whether they're stealing a naked man's backpack at a lake or emerging from the Baltic Sea, Germany's wild boars are great at wreaking havoc. Here's where you can find these mischievous creatures - and how to stay on their good side. https://www.thelocal.de/20230609/what-to-know-about-germanys-wild-boars-and-how-to-stay-safe-around-them Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:40:52 +0200 what-to-know-about-germanys-wild-boars-and-how-to-stay-safe-around-them First flooding, and now a plague of mosquitos: hoards of the annoying bloodsuckers are spreading on Lake Constance. Here's what to expect if you are visiting the region. https://www.thelocal.de/20240624/southern-germany-sees-explosion-of-mosquitos-after-floods Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:57:00 +0200 southern-germany-sees-explosion-of-mosquitos-after-floods After months of debate over how to manage its pigeon population, a small town in Hesse has held a referendum with a controversial outcome. https://www.thelocal.de/20240611/how-do-german-cities-manage-urban-pigeon-populations Tue, 11 Jun 2024 18:52:53 +0200 how-do-german-cities-manage-urban-pigeon-populations A new four-legged creature is quietly spreading throughout Germany due to rising temperatures. https://www.thelocal.de/20231024/germany-has-a-new-species-meet-the-golden-jackal Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:02:03 +0200 germany-has-a-new-species-meet-the-golden-jackal For more than 24 hours, hundreds of police in Berlin searched for a suspected lioness - but now authorities say the wild cat was probably a boar. So how did such an everyday event turn into an international media storm? https://www.thelocal.de/20230721/how-did-a-wild-boar-sighting-in-berlin-turn-into-a-two-day-lion-hunt Fri, 21 Jul 2023 18:25:07 +0200 how-did-a-wild-boar-sighting-in-berlin-turn-into-a-two-day-lion-hunt The hunt for a wild animal, initially believed to be a lioness roaming the outskirts of Berlin, ended on Friday with officials suggesting the sighting was more likely a boar. https://www.thelocal.de/20230721/this-cant-go-on-for-days-mass-search-for-lioness-near-berlin-continues Fri, 21 Jul 2023 12:54:58 +0200 this-cant-go-on-for-days-mass-search-for-lioness-near-berlin-continues The urban landscape of Berlin may not be well known for its wildlife. But a descendant of biologist Charles Darwin has found the city is attracting one particularly loud bird. https://www.thelocal.de/20190524/sleepless-in-berlin-nightingales-flock-to-scruffy-city-parks Fri, 24 May 2019 10:23:28 +0200 sleepless-in-berlin-nightingales-flock-to-scruffy-city-parks After over a century and a half of extinction, wolves are back in Germany and multiplying quickly. But who exactly is affected by this growth and does it pose a threat to humans? https://www.thelocal.de/20180419/wolf-population-germany Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:33:47 +0200 wolf-population-germany The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced on Friday that it is filing charges against an official in eastern Germany who ordered hunters to shoot a bison he claimed was a danger to the public. The conservationists say it was the first wild bison seen in Germany in two and a half centuries. https://www.thelocal.de/20170918/endangered-bison-shot-by-police Mon, 18 Sep 2017 17:16:35 +0200 endangered-bison-shot-by-police Straight out of a medieval fairy tale, angry farmers gathered in Hanover's ancient centre with their dead livestock to protest the damage that wolves are doing to their livelihoods. https://www.thelocal.de/20161215/big-bad-wolf-farmers-stage-grizzly-grimm-protest-in-central-hannover Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:20:40 +0100 big-bad-wolf-farmers-stage-grizzly-grimm-protest-in-central-hannover Two lions broke out of their enclosure in a zoo south of Berlin on Wednesday morning, leading to all visitors being evacuated, local media report. https://www.thelocal.de/20160706/lions-zoo-enclosure-animals Wed, 06 Jul 2016 16:38:27 +0200 lions-zoo-enclosure-animals Eight dead sperm whales have washed up on a German beach, just weeks after 12 of the giant mammals were found dead at other sites on the North Sea, officials said Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160202/eight-dead-sperm-whales-found-on-german-beach Tue, 02 Feb 2016 09:29:26 +0100 eight-dead-sperm-whales-found-on-german-beach A wolf has been found dead near a motorway in Baden-Württemberg - the second time in recent months one of the rare predators has been found dead in the southern state. https://www.thelocal.de/20151130/wolf-found-dead-in-southern-germany Mon, 30 Nov 2015 19:05:12 +0100 wolf-found-dead-in-southern-germany Extreme humidity, 40C heat, poachers and inhospitable terrain: this is the work environment of international veterinary charity Gorilla Doctors. But a piece of technology from Germany is about to make things that little bit easier. https://www.thelocal.de/20150813/german-technology-could-save-endangered-gorillas Thu, 13 Aug 2015 18:59:22 +0200 german-technology-could-save-endangered-gorillas Malor has lived at home with a zookeeper in the Eifel mountains for the last five months. Now the little lion cub is about to be reintroduced to his mother. https://www.thelocal.de/20150706/lion-cub-raised-in-living-room-leaves-home Mon, 06 Jul 2015 16:44:20 +0200 lion-cub-raised-in-living-room-leaves-home Every third species of animal, plant and fungus is endangered in Germany, according to a report issued by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150520/report-every-third-species-in-germany-endangered Wed, 20 May 2015 16:44:15 +0200 report-every-third-species-in-germany-endangered DNA tests on the carcasses of lambs reveal that a wolf has been hunting around the forests east of Munich. Local authorities don't believe the animal poses a threat to humans. https://www.thelocal.de/20150513/wolf-prowls-the-outskirts-of-munich Wed, 13 May 2015 13:00:59 +0200 wolf-prowls-the-outskirts-of-munich