Overview

• NABU Sachsen and the Sächsische Landesstiftung Natur und Umwelt unveiled a statewide campaign to protect nesting sites and raise awareness.
• The initiative highlights local caretakers who preserve nests and awards plaques reading "Hier sind Schwalben willkommen."
• NABU attributes shrinking numbers to building renovations that remove nests, falling aerial insect populations, and pesticide use in gardens and agriculture.
• The program encourages renovation practices that spare active nests and promotes community stewardship to keep swallows in human environments.
• Swallows are culture-following birds that return to established nests, making the preservation of existing sites central to their conservation in Saxony.