Thousands of euros in damage

Farmers desperate: swans are becoming a plague

Swans are becoming a plague in Lower Carinthia.(Bild: zVg)

In St. Kanzian, the large water birds are currently attacking the fields in droves and eating them bare. The desperate farmers are hoping for help - but in vain.

"Two to three pairs of swans have always been seen in the Brenndorf bay near St. Kanzian. But now the number of animals has exploded. The birds are literally pouncing on our fields," says one of the farmers concerned.