As of: March 12, 2024, 12:46 p.m
By: Lisa Fischer
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A police patrol car with flashing lights on the B2 and suddenly the traffic comes to a standstill at Alling: On Tuesday morning, a short operation on the federal highway caused astonishment.
Alling – Cars, trucks and buses had to stop briefly.
The reason was an accident with wild animals.
Around 9 a.m., a driver hit a pheasant at Hoflach heights with his car and fatally injured it.
As the Germering police report, the driver reported the accident.
Then it was a matter of pulling the big bird off the road as quickly as possible before further accidents occurred due to evasive maneuvers or something similar.
That's why the police officers drove along the B2 with flashing lights and past cars and trucks.
Released into the wild
The Fasen with the bright red-brown plumage probably came from the rearing of Alexander Schaupp from Alling.
“I released pheasants three years ago.
“It could well be that he belongs to it or is a descendant,” says Schaupp when asked by our newspaper.
Schaupp was selected by the Bavarian Hunting Association in 2021 to raise and release the birds into the wild because the animals' population had declined.
Caution
Around 100 to 160 pheasants currently live around Alling.
“The number is always a little difficult to estimate,” says Schaupp.
The mating season for wild birds is currently approaching, says the former pheasant dad.
This year, a little earlier than usual due to the mild winter.
It could happen that a love-drunk rooster runs blindly along the B2.
Drivers should be particularly careful: the feathered animals are on the move from early in the morning until dusk in the evening.
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You can find even more current news from the Fürstenfeldbruck district at Merkur.de/Fürstenfeldbruck.