"No need to shoot a healthy, protected red deer" | Now

According to De Faunabescherming, it is not necessary to shoot a thousand healthy and protected deer in the Oostvaardersplassen. "It's perfectly normal for animals to die in winter," says Harm Niesen of the foundation.

Wildlife protection is one of six foundations that Monday in an interlocutory court, hope that the judge overrule the decision of the province of Flevoland to shoot hundreds of deer in the wild, [19659003] According to the foundation, the high mortality rate of the past winter (three thousand animals), proves that nature itself restores equilibrium in the region.

"That's how it happens," says Niesen about . Here is the news – the podcast of NU.nl. "This spring, no less than 95% of kingfishers are dead and no one is heard there, 20 to 30% of deer have died in winter for years, which is not pleasant to see. It was therefore decided to kill animals in the process of dying with preventive fire to relieve them of their suffering. "

" There are already far fewer grazers than a few years ago "

number of large grazers in the Oostvaardersplassen has not changed since 5,000 since 2010. More than three thousand died last winter. Staatsbosbeheer drew 89% because it was hoped that they would not survive the winter and avoid further suffering.

"The numbers are already much lower than before, and for the most part, the wishes have already been met, much less of the province's ranchers."

The Flevoland Province policy, led by Staatsbosbeheer, aroused much controversy. Activists felt that too little food was available in the nature reserve and that the animals needed to be fed.

The province of Flevoland has accepted under the pressure of restricting ranchers

In September, the provincial states of Flevoland agreed with limiting the large pastures to a maximum of eleven hundred. So you have to lay off about a thousand red deer.

The new policy aims to prevent overgrazing and to prevent bare plains. In addition, the province also indirectly admits that it does not want to expose visitors to hungry and dying animals.

"There is no problem, just like you had last spring," Niessen told himself. "If you have to call it a problem, there is currently no need to shoot a thousand healthy and protected animals, and if the judge sees it too, we'll be ready soon."

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