DutchNews.nl - DutchNews.nl brings daily news from The Netherlands in English

23 May 2025
Newsletter Donate Advertise
  • News
  • Life in the Netherlands
  • Jobs
  • Podcast
  • About us
  • Search
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Art and culture
  • Sport
  • Europe
  • Society
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Education
  • News
    • Home
    • Economy
    • Art and culture
    • Sport
    • Europe
    • Society
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Housing
    • Education
  • Life in the Netherlands
    • Latest
    • Opinion
    • Books
    • Travel
    • 10 Questions
    • Learning Dutch
    • Inburgering with DN
    • Food & Drink
    • Ask us anything
  • Jobs
  • Podcast
  • About us
    • Team
    • Donate
    • Advertise
    • Writing for Dutch News
    • Contact us
    • Privacy
    • Newsletter
  • Search

Pet threat: part of nature reserve shut due to dog risk to birds

June 27, 2023 Senay Boztas
Photo: Depositphotos

Dogs have been banned from part of a nature reserve near Deventer, due to worries about the threat they cause to vulnerable wildlife.

The Keizersrande lower floodplains are now shut permanently to dogs and people because the IJssellandschap foundation believes that free-ranging dogs are too much of a risk to birds and other animals.

A spokeswoman told Dutch News that the area in question is a small one and that there would have been no issue if dog owners had kept to the rules and had their pets on a lead.

“This concerns a very small area which was always mostly closed off,” a spokesperson told Dutch News. “But if people had followed the rules and always kept their dog on a leash, there would have been no issue.”

The area in question, along the IJssel and grassland near the De Stobbenweerd farm, is already closed every year during the wildlife breeding season from March 15 to July 15. But now part of the area is being closed permanently, and another area is being marked as a recreation zone instead.

Not only have dogs formed a threat to other animals but their faeces can contain parasites that may affect cattle that graze in the area, increasing the chance of miscarriage, the foundation warned.

In the past, local media have reported that dogs have attacked geese and other animals. Last year Gerben Visser, from the IJssellandschap foundation, which owns the land, called the situation “disastrous”.

The area is part of a Natura 2000 EU-protected nature zone.

Share this article
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Reddit
  • Copy URL
Environment Society
Thank you for donating to DutchNews.nl.

We could not provide the Dutch News service, and keep it free of charge, without the generous support of our readers. Your donations allow us to report on issues you tell us matter, and provide you with a summary of the most important Dutch news each day.

Make a donation
Latest
Show more
AEX falls as Trump threatens 50% import tariff on European goods
Dutch forensic experts develop deepfake video detector
Zaanstad says yes to tourist tickets for Zaanse Schans windmills
Fewer international child abductions by parents last year
Weekend brings showers and cooler weather, sun still possible
NewsHomeEconomyArt and cultureSportEuropeSocietyEnvironmentHealthHousingEducation
Life in the NetherlandsLatestOpinionBooksTravel10 QuestionsLearning DutchInburgering with DNFood & DrinkAsk us anything
About usTeamDonateAdvertiseWriting for Dutch NewsContact usPrivacyNewsletter
© 2025 DutchNews | Cookie settings

Help us to keep providing you information about coronavirus in the Netherlands.

Many thanks to everyone who has donated to DutchNews.nl in recent days!

We could not provide this service without you. If you have not yet made a contribution, you can do so here.

The DutchNews.nl team

Donate now

Dutchnews Survey

Please help us making DutchNews.nl a better read by taking part in a short survey.

Take part now