Fauna
Rescue Station and the Poodří Nature House, Bartošovice
The Nový Jičín local branch of the Czech Union for Nature Conservation was established in the spring of 1980 and operates as an independent association with its own legal status. Since 1992, it has owned and operated the Wildlife Rescue Station in Bartošovice and has also been intensively involved in environmental education and public awareness activities.
Its main activity is the rescue of injured or otherwise handicapped wild animals. The organization focuses on their treatment, rehabilitation, preparation for release, and the actual return of recovered individuals back into the wild. The station’s area of operation primarily covers the Moravian-Silesian Region, as well as parts of the Zlín and Olomouc Regions.
Independently or in cooperation with partners, the organization implements a number of expert projects aimed at the conservation of protected and endangered animal species or the protection of their habitats and nesting sites. Of key importance are the so-called rescue programmes. Currently, the main focus is on the following species: the barn owl, the little owl, and the golden eagle. Another major programme is environmental education and public awareness. The Environmental Education Centre offers a variety of educational programmes, while the visitor centre presents the nature of the Poodří Protected Landscape Area in an engaging and accessible way.
In May 2014, an interactive visitor centre – the Poodří Nature House – was opened within the premises of the rescue station. The centre consists of three separate parts: an indoor interactive natural science exhibition, an outdoor garden area with water features and play elements, and a multifunctional hall. In the live animal exhibition, visitors can, accompanied by a guide, see representatives of local fauna and learn about the activities and conservation efforts of the Wildlife Rescue Station in Bartošovice.
More detailed information about opening hours and options for organized group visits can be found at www.csopnj.cz, or by phone at +420 727 827 091 or +420 607 060 917.
Nature of the Poodří Region – Fauna
The landscape of Poodří is one that is rarely seen today. A distinctive feature shaping the floodplain of the Odra River is its scattered greenery. Meadows are interwoven with a network of streams and lakes, surrounded by reed beds and rows of pollarded willows. The area is rich not only in flora but also in fauna.
In the surrounding fields, many bird species can be observed, especially birds of prey such as the common buzzard and the common kestrel. Among mammals, the fields are home to the common vole and the European hare, and the European roe deer can also be seen. Of nesting wetland and water bird species, the grey heron, great crested grebe, and greylag goose are regularly observed. Among ducks, the northern shoveler nests here, for example.
Old stands of trees provide habitat for many bird species, including the Eurasian nuthatch and the collared flycatcher. In local waters, the main farmed fish species are the common carp, both the scaled and mirror varieties.