under the fund, a lot of people think they're wonderful, but we, well, we think the birds are great too, but when their feed is coming out of your pocket, it makes you mad. we farmers are used to dealing with a certain amount of damage from wild animals, but this is a pretty extreme case. and these are wild animals that don't really have anything to do with us, and that this is not far from toy fields. in the northern germantown of gold clay, now there were one 6th grader rios kept in a private 2. then some 20 years ago, the gate was left open and the birds who are native to south america, escaped from their enclosure and managed to breed successfully in the area. that makes them the responsibility of ranger mario axes, from the shows they were nefco abuse here. reserve, he and his colleagues count the greater re as at regular intervals. as the result of that fateful oversight 2 decades ago, the birds population has grown to 600 individuals now mythical.

whenever own the animals back then clearly wasn't paying enough attention and wasn't too concerned after the fact english. a probably assume the situation would simply take care of itself for a line of reagan. it didn't. the birds, even braves, the cold, german winters, and took up residence in the region. it's really just the local humans who have adapted to them. miss status still look unfamiliar to me. in their lunch, when you see the silhouette of one of these birds strutting along for me, it just doesn't really harmonize with the image i have of the northern german landscape in north georgia home. so the rangers are trying to keep down the numbers of greater ria, for example by drilling holes into their eggs. but the birds just lay more of them . 3 years have no natural predators here. unlike in south

america, where greater ria fall prey to jaguar's. but the rangers, in northern germany hope the local wild boar will start to take an interest in the re is x. there are this is theresa when on trying once or twice an egg. this eyes will be, it'll be interested in finding more an open to see it on, on a thin on that and wild boar is approaching. the nest won't be scared off by a male. ria, hawkins, they'll manage to eat the eggs to gain wood defenses. and now people like district hunter, hika funk, are joining the effort to keep the ria population and check they've shot more than 200 at the animals with official permission. of course, they are not trying to kill all of them. focus convinced that the real will continue to multiply. he says the clever birds are leaving the areas where they are hunted and counted detail counting the greater ria in the monitored areas. it does not provide the real numbers of the population. here. there are ria outside,

the counting zones, coley can be doesn't think they've evacuated the area hill. yes, they've moved to 20 kilometers further east, and that's no big deal for them over them. farmer toys also thinks that the greater re is, are here to stay in northern germany and on his fields. for sure i can come, well, we can't chase them away. they run a lot faster than we do. we've tried scarecrows and things like that choice on. so they don't mind one bit on it, so there's no way to frighten them away. to shorten the greater we, as are certainly i categories for locals and tourists. but perhaps before too long, the new natives will become a normal feature of this strange new world. europe's woodlands are under threat fires. storms and pests are wreaking havoc on the 4th health.

years of drought have amplified the problem and damaged huge ranges of timber or people in eastern belgium are feeling the heat from the climate emergency. the forest were once a place for rest and relaxation, but now rangers and owners can only watch the trees whither the forest is something that we are in for a quiet, almost magical oasis. in times like these where travel is often impossible. for many, it is a place of refuge sometimes for too many. but most of us do not realize europe's woods are in serious danger. the greatest foe surprisingly small. as the past 3 years, the tiny bark beetle has spread through europe, spruce forests, attacking countless trees. the insect poses a grave danger, says belgian forest re expert hubert toyed. even though technically, the beetle only attacks 6 trees. you know, truly,

i know pittsbur the natural response of bruce tree or any tree for that matter against bark beetle is to produce a sap in the hearts was in the beetle, cannot grow to maturity and then dies in the bowl of batteries that lack water at their roots can produce sap done, and are therefore defenseless against the insect and unreasonable and careful was out of it. although this year was rather cooled and damped so far, that was not enough to offset 3 years of drought and drive away the people. we meet at snyder as his family, his own, as far as to the east and belgium for the past 100 years. about 60 percent of europe forests, a privately owned and pose huge problems for their owners. the science had to cut down entire areas like this one to fight the bulk people infestation hallmark these

really traumatic or areas where trees 2 or 3 years ago or now bear. so boom, trees that had grown to maturity and we're ready to be felled. are suddenly dead mostly because of the drought. yet there's been a glass of fetal damaged wood, and timber processing companies are overwhelmed. those who cannot happy to set it off to china at a discount. europeans prefer impeccable timber, which is becoming increasingly costly and rather weld over. so the take home, hopefully deal. i think only the big players can live off there for anyone. our forest is a family. big book with us. we are attached to it of course and group, but we also need to invest in it to keep if you have to keep selling enough timber, to keep replanting all you're going to be economically viable if it weren't for climate change. so probably to keep it. we'll start the far as 3 expert has

recommended this nice to plant latches and douglas says, which are safe from bach beatles. both are also more robust than spruce trees. although only time will tell how they'll hold up against climate change. planting trees is a costly experiment that could lead to financial ruin. many people think forest common property and should be placed under protection. they oppose the timber industry and say this with guaranteed bio diversity. but europe needs forest stone is to look after and cultivate the forests. putting some of the amber production is very important for that us dealer. there is already a shortage. you know, rather soon we will have to import even more timbers one city, including from region where it isn't treated sustainable, the ones the fund money of the sky is instance take sustainability

seriously counting different tree types selling selectively and planting use saplings is needed after all, the family wants to preserve their forest for coming generations. have you ever uncovered something old while digging around in the sand or in the garden? a chart of clay, or perhaps a coin that looked to be ancient and valuable? while most of the time, what many hope is that historical fine turns out to be worthless debris. but that doesn't stop numerous danish hobby, archaeologists to go treasure hunting, armed with the right tools, they hope that the next big fine is just a ping away. when this many people spend their free time sweeping the field, you know there must be something special buried. they are all amateur, archaeologists from mid detect. the 350 member metal detecting club in jutland in

denmark. and today, they're searching for treasures from the past. so that's why he stole in, lots of danes are interested in history. and this is both an adventure and a history lesson for me. so we have telling the next generation about our country's past fargo was the hobby has been booming. since the spread of the pandemic says miko headland. it gets practitioners out doors for once. of course, they asked the farmers for permission to search 1st. wherever the detector beeps, they dig, it's always a thrill says 17 year old patrick. this is, i mean it's been that the demick is the most exciting experience is to hold something old in your hands, which someone might have last held some 3000 years ago. knew a single system. it's so fascinating to think about who last stood here using that object to talk to the store. most of the time the diggers just find unearth rubbish like cans or old tools made of iron or aluminum. says olsh banner. he's been doing

this for 5 years now, but not this time i. today he gets lucky and find something very rare. wouldn't in the, around a stamp seal. probably dates to the middle ages. maybe even a little earlier, around 1200 or so. valuable objects like this are photographed and registered and the digital portal demon was about 6 and the treasure hunters use the app to contact. danish museums explains archeologist andre store, but at or who's university that way. experts are promptly informed of any new discovery and can evaluated from that here. here history is viewed as something very immediate and hobby. archeologists really bring that notion to life. it's like a hands on less than in history of the stamp sealed that almost banner found has already been registered in or who's and will soon go on display search,

find register, and give to a museum. that's how simple uncovering the past can be in denmark, and i thought germans were organized. well, that brings us to the end of focus on europe. let me know your thoughts about this . we show on twitter. thanks so much for watching bye. for now. the news the news, the news

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