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Mourning at Leipzig Zoo: Gorilla Kio is dead. The zoo announced that the seven-year-old western lowland gorilla died following an anesthetic, which had become necessary due to his poor state of health. Prior to this, the animal had increasingly refus ..
The Left Party in Saxony's state parliament criticizes the number of animal experiments in the state and calls for alternatives. "In Saxony, too, experiments are carried out on thousands of animals every year," said party and parliamentary group lead ..
In the first three months of this year, significantly more livestock were killed by wolves in Saxony than in the same period last year. The damage statistics of the Wolf Unit at the State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology (LfULG) counte ..
Dilapidated pig fattening facilities or abandoned vineyards: in Saxony, many such derelict buildings are being demolished, unsealed and restored to their natural state. The deputy head of Saxony's central land management department, Dieter Ruf, expla ..
In the Saxon Switzerland National Park, 190,000 young trees of 22 species were newly planted on 93 hectares in 2024 as part of the forest conversion. This corresponds to an area the size of 130 soccer pitches, according to the annual report of the Sa ..
Two convicted climate activists have been granted immunity from prosecution following the attack on the "Sistine Madonna" in Dresden's Old Masters Picture Gallery - in appeal proceedings. The Dresden Regional Court halved their fine to 300 euros, whi ..
The fruit blossom in Saxony has begun, transforming the landscape in some places into a sea of white flowers. Just in time for the start of the season, the Landesstiftung Natur und Umwelt is making a plea for orchard meadows as legally protected biot ..
The planned coal phase-out in Lusatia by 2038 is threatening to cause the groundwater in the entire region to sink. Experts from the water authorities in Brandenburg and Saxony have been working for years to stabilize the water balance. A further stu ..
Saxony's Environment Minister Georg-Ludwig von Breitenbuch (CDU) sees an urgent need for action on the subject of wolves and considers population management to be essential. "It's no longer about shooting individual wolves that are behaving problemat ..
Saxony's nature conservation associations see their work at risk due to planned cuts in the Free State budget. In an open letter, the eight recognized Saxon nature conservation associations urgently appeal to the state government.The CDU and SPD in S ..
An unusual love drama unfolded in a stork nest in the small Saxon town of Mügeln (district of North Saxony) after a pair of storks returned from their summer quarters at the end of last month. "After three days, when they had already settled in, a fo ..