Vösendorf (OTS) – With the unusually high temperatures and the start of spring on March 20th, life is returning to nature and home gardens after the cold season. Animals awaken from hibernation, offspring are born and migratory birds return to their homeland. So that everyone can help the animal world wake up, Tierschutz Austria is now offering tips for an animal-friendly start to spring.
Tip 1 – Keep dogs on a leash when walking
The beginning of spring also marks the beginning of the breeding season for many birds. That’s why dog owners should definitely keep their dogs on a leash. For example, a free-roaming dog can cause great damage to ground-nesting bird species if its hunting instinct awakens. By the way: Spring fatigue bothers dogs like us. Long walks, which stimulate circulation and get your metabolism going, help.
Tip 2 – Be careful when gardening
To protect wildlife, hedges should not be excessively pruned, raised or removed from March to October to avoid cutting bird nests. When mowing the lawn or using robotic lawnmowers, be careful not to injure animals in the grass, such as hedgehogs.
Tip 3 – Give the animals in your garden a home
Whether creating flowering meadows or a biotope, or building birdhouses or bumblebee boxes – create a home for the animals yourself! But be careful: Depending on which species prefer to visit you and which of them you want to offer shelter, you should inquire accordingly. Because different animals have different needs.
Tip 4 – Drive carefully!
In spring, toads, frogs and newts begin to migrate. Because these amphibians always lay their eggs in the waters in which they hatched. And so every year in March at the latest, dangerous toad migrations over roads and other obstacles occur again. Drive carefully where there are “toad fences” or volunteer to help nature conservation organizations build them.
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Questions & Contact:
Animal Protection Austria
Sophie Reiter
The press officer
+43 699 16604008
sophie.reiter@tierschutz-austria.at
www.tierschutz-austria.at
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