Peeing Like in the Wild West

was the title of an article in Freiburg's Official Journal. As an illustration, the Amtsblatt printed the following photo:

©Amtsblatt/ A.J. Schmidt

I blogged about the prairie project at the Mundenhof animal park before. Here are some more details. Next year, Freiburg's partnership with Madison, Wisconsin, will celebrate its 30th anniversary. On this behalf, the two sister city committees intend to import some prairie feeling to the Mundenhof.

At present, only 270 square meters (0.07 acres) of European prairie land are growing on water-permeable gravel soil. European grasses and shrubs generally bloom in summer, while American prairie species are proud of the Indian summer. Short- and high-grass indigenous American plants will be seeded on an adjacent surface of an additional 700 square meters (0.17 acres).

In a somewhat funny remark, the article in the Amtsblatt referred to the bison at the Mundenhof as country-specific fertilizers. First, the calf does not seem to appreciate his/her mother peeing before him/her. Secondly, given the small land area involved, overfertilization may already be a problem.

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