Birds of prey show

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Birds of prey show in Locarno, eagle owl (Bubo Bubo)

Birds of prey show in the Poing Wildlife Park

Birds of a raptor show directly on the federal road 7

As a bird of prey show , also free flight demonstration or birds of prey show are demonstrations at castles , in amusement parks , at falconries referred to and from mobile falconers in the birds of prey and owls flying in front of the audience. The number of bird of prey shows has increased sharply since the 1990s and mobile falconers also appear with their birds at fairs, at nature conservation events, in schools and on many other occasions. The most common groups of species are falcons and eagles, as well as owls and vultures . Such a show is usually led by a falconer who is supported by a group of helpers.

places

Castles and animal parks with birds of prey demonstrations are u. a .:

In Germany:

• Adlerwarte Berlebeck near Detmold, Westphalia
• Harzfalkenhof in Bad Sachsa , Lower Saxony
• Falkenstein Castle (Harz) , Saxony-Anhalt
• Saxon eagle and falconry at the Augustusburg hunting lodge near Chemnitz
• Guttenberg Castle in Upper Franconia
• Castle falconry Hohenbeilstein, Baden-Wuerttemberg
• Falconry Castle Sayn near Koblenz / Rhine
• German Greifenwarte at Guttenberg Castle on the Neckar
• Adler and Wolfspark Kasselburg , Kasselburg , Rhineland-Palatinate
• Trappenkamp adventure forest , Schleswig-Holstein
• Eifelpark , Rhineland-Palatinate
• Sababurg Zoo in Northern Hesse
• Wildlife Park Alte Fasanerie Hanau / Klein-Auheim
• Daun wildlife and adventure park
• Greifenwarte Wildpark Edersee , in Waldeck, Hesse
• Wildlife Park Kurpfalz-Park
• Wildparadies Tripsdrill , Baden-Wuerttemberg
• Birds of prey park Katharinenberg , Wunsiedel (Fichtelgebirge)
• Rosenburg Castle (Riedenburg)
• Falconry Tinnunculus on the Königstuhl (Odenwald) near Heidelberg
• Birds of prey station Hellenthal (North Rhine-Westphalia)
• Gymnicher Mühle , Erftstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Hellabrunn Zoo , Munich
• Weltvogelpark Walsrode near Walsrode in Lower Saxony
• Bad Mergentheim Wildlife Park , Bad Mergentheim in Baden-Wuerttemberg
• Lüneburg Heath Wildlife Park in the Nordheide near Nindorf , Lower Saxony .
• Poing Wildlife Park , Bavaria
• Müden Wildlife Park , Lower Saxony
• Neuhaus wildlife park in the Solling-Vogler nature park , Lower Saxony
• Wisentgehege Springe bei Springe in the Hanover region , Lower Saxony
• Wild forest Vosswinkel in the Sauerland
• Wildlife and leisure park Willingen in the Sauerland
• Marlow Bird Park

In Austria:

• Renaissance Falkenhof Rosenburg in Rosenburg Castle near Gars am Kamp
• Adlerwarte Kreuzenstein at Kreuzenstein Castle northwest of Vienna
• Adlerarena Burg Landskron in Carinthia
• Oberkapfenberg Castle in Styria
• Riegersburg in Styria
• Hohenwerfen Fortress in Salzburg
• Mautern Adventure Park in Styria

In Switzerland:

• Birds of prey park Buchs
• Atzmännig valley station
• Falconeria Locarno

criticism

Birds of prey show at the anniversary of a car dealership. Birds on the lawn between the parking lot (left) and federal road 7 (right).

Many raptor shows do not meet the current legal requirements for a technically and formally correct operation. The legal situation in Germany is complex, as animal welfare, hunting and nature conservation law must be observed. Most raptor shows should therefore actually have a zoo permit in accordance with Section 42 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act. In order to obtain these zoo permits, they would need to conduct research that contributes to the conservation of the species, breeding for the release of birds into the wild or training in conservation-specific knowledge and skills. An exemption under hunting law would also have to be available. The holding conditions often no longer meet the contemporary requirements in terms of enclosure size, enclosure equipment and supply. The working group peregrine falcon protection therefore demands regular, unannounced and expert controls at raptor shows. Consistent prosecution and sanctions in the event of grievances are also required.

Web links

Commons : Birds of Prey Shows  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rosenburg Renaissance Falconry
2. ↑ Adlerarena Burg Landskron
3. ^ Riegersburg bird of prey observatory
4. ↑ Buchs Birds of Prey Park
5. ↑ Birds of prey experience in Atzmännig
6. ^ Falconeria Locarno
7. ↑ Law on Nature Conservation and Landscape Management (Federal Nature Conservation Act - BNatSchG), Section 42 Zoos
8. ↑ Frank Rau, Barbara Fischer: The state animal protection officer of Baden-Württemberg expresses clear doubts about the permit requirements for raptor shows, bird parks and sanctuary. Working Group Peregrine Falcon Protection Annual Report 2016: 15-16
9. ↑ Doubts about the approval requirements for raptor shows, bird parks and rescue stations Report on the homepage of the working group Peregrine Falcon Protection
10. ↑ Doubts about the permit requirements for raptor shows, bird parks and rescue stations, State Animal Welfare Officer Dr. Cornelie Jäger on the homepage of the Ministry for Rural Areas and Consumer Protection Baden-Württemberg
11. ↑ Keeping and displaying birds of prey and / or owls Homepage of the Ministry for Rural Areas and Consumer Protection Baden-Württemberg