Bird pro­tec­tion mea­sures on medi­um-volt­age over­head lines

The Nation­al Park Asso­ci­a­tion has set itself the goal of improv­ing nature con­ser­va­tion in the Low­er Oder Val­ley in par­tic­u­lar. In doing so, he is pri­mar­i­ly con­cerned with find­ing con­struc­tive solu­tions for nature con­ser­va­tion with all those involved and by no means just assign­ing pub­lic blame. For a few months now, at the sug­ges­tion of the Nation­al Park Asso­ci­a­tion, there has been a good coöper­a­tion with the local E.DIS AG in Anger­münde. The Nation­al Park Asso­ci­a­tion sees with con­cern that large birds, includ­ing storks, are repeat­ed­ly being killed on the medi­um-cur­rent lines, which have not all been laid under­ground. We want to elim­i­nate this unnec­es­sary and unsight­ly cause of death. The effort is man­age­able. The cur­rent reg­u­la­tions require safe­ty mea­sures for the masts any­way. But they haven’t caught on every­where yet.

The respon­si­ble employ­ees of E.DIS and the Nation­al Park Asso­ci­a­tion have now start­ed joint inspec­tions in the nation­al park region. Where improve­ments to pro­tect the birds on the masts are pos­si­ble and nec­es­sary, they will now be tack­led — and of course also checked. One of the three lines has already been checked, the oth­er two will fol­low short­ly. Res­i­dents of the region are asked to report lines to the Nation­al Park Asso­ci­a­tion (email: ) that we do not yet have an eye on in order to pro­tect the birds.

The coöper­a­tion between E.DIS AG and the Nation­al Park Asso­ci­a­tion is based on the com­mon desire to ensure the legal­ly required safe­ty mea­sures on the medi­um-volt­age lines. This fac­tu­al and calm coöper­a­tion has proven itself. We will continue.

Eagle owl as a vic­tim of elec­tric shock in a medi­um-volt­age pylon (Pho­to: Lutz Dalbeck)