GREUREIHER in Tyrol: Commercial area expansion with protective measures!

GREUREIHER in Tyrol: Commercial area expansion with protective measures!

Arzl im Pitztal, Österreich - in Tyrol, the gray heron causes excitement: this bird species, threatened with extinction, breeds in the rare colonies of the Pitztal, including in Arzl, where the municipality had wanted to expand a commercial area for a long time. The plan was initially approved by the district administration, but the bird protection organization Birdlife lodged a complaint to protect the gray herher's habitat. But now there is a turn: Birdlife has withdrawn his complaint, as ORF TIROL reported.

through constructive discussions with the state and the municipality, an agreement was reached. Birdlife will now work to promote alternative breeding locations in the Innsbruck area. Katja Bergmüller von Birdlife was positive about rethinking: "The support of the state and community was crucial." Mayor Josef Knabl said in order to monitor the gray pollution at the Arzl in the long term in the long term, the municipality has undertaken to set up monitoring for over ten years by an ornithologist. This project is intended to improve the concrete habitats of the grayhouses and could begin the clearing work until September 2025 at the earliest, while the plans are currently progressing.

The Nature Conservation Councilor Rene Zumtobel (SPÖ) was satisfied with the solution, which takes into account both the protection of the grayhous and the economic interests of the community. This cooperative approach could serve as a model for future projects in the area of ​​tension between nature conservation and economic development in Austria, according to the participants. The framework conditions are now in order to secure both the gray pollution as well as to promote commercial development.