Overview

• The association called on motorists to notify police after any crash involving wild animals.
• President Helmut Dammann-Tamke said injured animals often retreat into undergrowth where hunters with trained dogs can find them and end their suffering.
• The group cites an average of one wildlife collision every two and a half minutes in Germany.
• Drivers are urged to slow to 80 km/h on rural stretches, which the association says shortens braking distance by about 25 meters.
• Extra vigilance is advised on country roads and in forests because these routes cut through animals’ sleeping and feeding areas.