Rescue in Burgenland

Drone use saves the lives of 20 bambis

(Bild: Stadtgemeinde Güssing)

The Güssing hunting cooperative has saved fawns in Burgenland from death by mowing with the help of state-of-the-art technology. This achievement is the result of good cooperation between farmers and the hunting cooperative.

Mowing work in meadows and fields is particularly dangerous for fawns in early summer. The young animals are hidden by their mothers in the tall grass and are often unable to flee from the mowing machines. This leads to numerous brutal mutilations and fatal injuries to the defenceless fawns. Traditional search methods are time-consuming and often ineffective, which is why innovative solutions are urgently needed.

Hunters and farmers have already rescued 20 fawns this year(Bild: Stadtgemeinde Güssing)

Only recently, a particularly dramatic case caused horror in Upper Austria. A land leaseholder is said to have prevented the use of drones, which are usually carried out before mowing work to save fawns. Six fawns are said to have been killed in the field during the mowing. The Güssing hunting cooperative and local farmers are showing that there is another way. With the help of drones and thermal imaging cameras, 20 fawns were saved from death during mowing this year in cooperation between hunters and farmers.