The crows from the youth traffic school in Wilmersdorf keep attacking people Photo: Sven Darmer
By Sara Orlos Fernandes
Attacks by hooded crows on people are particularly common in spring. BZ explains why the attacks occur and how to keep the birds at a distance.
According to the Berlin Nature Conservation Union (NABU), crows repeatedly attack people in the spring. Due to the growing number of birds, these attacks have increased in recent years. The reason for this are the young animals.
These already leave their nests during the month of May and make their first attempts at climbing and flying. “However, if people approach the still quite helpless young crows unknowingly, out of curiosity or to help, it can quickly happen that an adult bird sees this as a threat to its offspring and starts attacking flights,” says NABU.
If you want to avoid these attacks, you should keep the crows at a distance in the countryside. Anyone who discovers a nest in the treetop should not approach the tree.
The birds often spread out in the garden or on the balcony. To prevent the animals from settling here, sources of food such as garbage, compost and food should be well covered. Shiny objects such as old CDs or aluminum foil also act as a deterrent. On the other hand, dummy crows only help to a limited extent, since the animals quickly get used to the wrong conspecifics.