In the night from Saturday to Sunday, summer time starts. At 2 a.m. the clock will be put an hour ahead to 3 a.m.
This means a shorter night, but from Sunday evening it will remain light for longer. Summer time lasts until the last Sunday of October. On October 26, the clock goes back to winter time for an hour.
Not only we have to get used to summer time, but also deer have difficulty adapting, warns the hunters’ association. With the introduction of summer time this weekend, the number of traffic collisions with roe deer in this period is increasing.
“Human biorhythm can adjust quickly. Wild animals don’t look at the clock,” says Bjorn van der Veen, Valwild handler of the province of Drenthe. During twilight, deer go looking for food. “The traffic comes earlier because of summer time, and the animal does not expect that.”
According to Van der Veen, it takes about two to three days for the animals to be used to summer time. “A deer is a habit animal. For example, it eats and rumbles at fixed times.”