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Save White Storks in Austria !!!!! (1 Viewer)

eva s.

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A pair of beautiful and healthy White Storks, named Hansi and Lisa, who have been unlucky to nest near the military and civil airport in Zeltweg (Austria), is threatened by shooting!

We strongly object to allowing the option of killing these protected in Europe birds. So efficient and rich in taxpayers' money institution, as the Austrian Air Force, could possibly organize a safe catch! Killing of these birds would be a very dangerous precedent!

http://www.tierschutz-murtal.at/petition.html

Please, complete the Petition as follows:

- title: Mr / Mrs, or degree,
- first name,
- surname,
- e-mail address,
- city,
- and then, under the heading “Staat / Country”, select “Andere”, and then type in the “Comment” the name of your country .

On the page http://www.tierschutz-murtal.at , dedicated to the Storks’ protection, you can learn a little more about this shocking case. Unfortunately, the situation is very serious. It turns out that the idea of extermination of the pair of storks - Hansi and Lisa, is not the sole merit of the Austrian Air Force. What is strange and surprising, this idea is supported by all authorities, institutions, politicians and even ... project manager 'Weißstorch" (" White Stork ") in Styria! It is even stranger that despite heavy use of the airport by both, military and civil aviation, there has been no threats from storks, so far. Well, the idea to remove the storks from the area of the airport is probably due to scheduled for July 2011, a great air show 'AirPower11', which will be held just in Zeltweg! A giant party involving hundreds of planes and, of course, big business and prestige for the region. But why, as always, at the expense of nature?

More information also here: http://bocianyzprzygodzic.pun.pl/viewtopic.php?pid=28110#p28110

Regards
Eva Stets
 
White Storks

A pair of beautiful and healthy White Storks, named Hansi and Lisa, who have been unlucky to nest near the military and civil airport in Zeltweg (Austria), is threatened by shooting!

We strongly object to allowing the option of killing these protected in Europe birds. So efficient and rich in taxpayers' money institution, as the Austrian Air Force, could possibly organize a safe catch! Killing of these birds would be a very dangerous precedent!

http://www.tierschutz-murtal.at/petition.html

Please, complete the Petition as follows:

- title: Mr / Mrs, or degree,
- first name,
- surname,
- e-mail address,
- city,
- and then, under the heading “Staat / Country”, select “Andere”, and then type in the “Comment” the name of your country .

On the page http://www.tierschutz-murtal.at , dedicated to the Storks’ protection, you can learn a little more about this shocking case. Unfortunately, the situation is very serious. It turns out that the idea of extermination of the pair of storks - Hansi and Lisa, is not the sole merit of the Austrian Air Force. What is strange and surprising, this idea is supported by all authorities, institutions, politicians and even ... project manager 'Weißstorch" (" White Stork ") in Styria! It is even stranger that despite heavy use of the airport by both, military and civil aviation, there has been no threats from storks, so far. Well, the idea to remove the storks from the area of the airport is probably due to scheduled for July 2011, a great air show 'AirPower11', which will be held just in Zeltweg! A giant party involving hundreds of planes and, of course, big business and prestige for the region. But why, as always, at the expense of nature?

More information also here: http://bocianyzprzygodzic.pun.pl/viewtopic.php?pid=28110#p28110

Regards
Eva Stets

Eva,
As someone who visits Austria often (so many British birders just don't know how good the birding is, especially in the Burgenland/Hansag area), I sympathise with your support of these two White Storks. Capture certainly should not be beyond possibility, but remember that this species is very strongly site-faithful, and once released after capture, even many hundreds of kilometres away, they are liable to return to exactly the same spot. It would seem that permanent captivity might be the best option.
Zeltweg airport lies in a valley with little room for large civilian aircraft to manoeuvre on approach and take-off - more or less straight in or straight out, certainly at lower altitudes. If this nest is indeed under the landing approach, particularly close to the touchdown point ('short finals', technically), then any stork soaring in the vicinity realistically is a danger to any aircraft at its most vulnerable point, flying slowly just before landing. Should a stork enter an engine at this point, then the aircraft and all souls on board would be at high risk, for recovery from loss of engine power is always very difficult at this point.
Nevertheless, well done for publicising this issue and attempting to find a solution that would let the storks live!
 
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