Amphibian helpers in Stuttgart - | When the raccoons discover the toads, things get serious
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Protecting Amphibians in Stuttgart’s Spring MigrationAbout 100 volunteers monitor amphibian fences during migration season to prevent road deaths and support species survival.
Key FactsMar 4, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Amphibians migrate to breeding waters in spring, with fences installed to protect them from traffic fatalities.
- Nabu Stuttgart manages four fences and aims to retrain amphibians to use safer breeding ponds away from roads.
- Volunteers inspect fences daily until mid-May, ensuring amphibians can cross roads safely during their migration.
- Clever raccoons pose a threat to amphibian collection buckets, necessitating enhanced protective designs.
We are trying to retrain the amphibians. But that takes a generation.— Stefan Kress, molecular biologist and board member of NABU Stuttgart, explains in the article his approach to the toad migration.
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