Service Finder
Wild birds - taking in and caring for injured, helpless or sick animals.
Service Description
According to nature conservation regulations, it is permitted to take in injured, helpless or sick birds and nurse them back to health. The animals must be released back into the wild as soon as they are able to sustain themselves.
Excluded from these regulations are birds that are subject to hunting law and are therefore the responsibility of the person authorized to hunt them. These include the following bird species:
- Grey heron,
- mute swan,
- coot,
- all native birds of prey (including falcons),
- all native geese and ducks,
- magpies, ravens and ravens.
All owls and other small birds (songbirds, woodpeckers, swifts) are not subject to hunting rights.
Who should I contact?
If you find a bird that is subject to hunting rights, please contact the leaseholder. The contact details can be obtained from the public order office of the municipality or the lower hunting authority of the district.
If animals of strictly protected species (e.g. owls) are found, the lower nature conservation authority must always be informed.
What are the fees?
Fees do not apply.
Legal basis
What else should I know?
If you find a sick, helpless or injured animal, you should consider whether you can help it yourself or whether you should hand it in to the lower nature conservation authority or the State Bird Sanctuary in Seebach. If necessary, you should definitely seek the help of a vet. They can treat the animal and advise you on further care. However, please bear in mind that you may incur costs.
If it is only a young bird that is still unable to fly, if possible, always move it out of the danger zone to a higher place. Young birds will continue to be cared for by their parents and will never be abandoned because of the human scent. For young birds that are not yet able to fly, leaving the nest prematurely is part of their survival strategy, as the risk of parasite contamination, droppings and waterlogging in the nest is often higher than the risk of falling victim to an animal.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
Competent Authority
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Riechheimer Berg
Address
99310 Osthausen-Wülfershausen