There are now two "squirrel bridges" in Trier so that squirrels can safely cross the road.
In each case, it is an eight-centimeter thick rope that is stretched across a road between two trees.
The "bridges" have only been "in operation" for a few weeks: the first croissants have already darted over the rope, says city spokesman Ernst Mettlach.
Trier - Great relief for resident Petra Lieser, who had the idea for the "bridges".
"I turned to the city because I always found so many dead squirrels right here," she says in the Mariahof district.
Her proposal was implemented in no time.
And: Since the ropes have been stretched, they have not discovered any dead animals.
In order to encourage the squirrels to cross safely at great heights, Lieser fills up food dispensers every day, which are attached to the side of the road below the ropes.
“The food is gone every day,” she says.
She knows that birds also use the kernels.
"The nuts are sure to get the squirrels."
According to Lieser's research, there are still “squirrel bridges” in Berlin and Hamburg.
“They could be anywhere that squirrels get run over,” she says.
In principle, it doesn't take much to do this - just someone who initially attracts the animals with food.
The ropes in Trier are eight to ten meters long.
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At the "danger point" in Trier, the problem is that the road is wide and the animals jump from the bushes onto the road.
“No motorist sees that,” says Lieser.
On one of the “bridges”, employees of the urban space office have also installed a wildlife camera that is supposed to trigger when an animal approaches.
In one of the first photos, however, it wasn't a squirrel, but a jay: “And he looks right into the lens,” says the spokesman.
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