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28 July 2026 No more game collection point in Hatzfeld

28.07.2026

The Waldeck-Frankenberg district will close the game collection point in Hatzfeld on 31 July. Wild boar should be collected from there by 30 July.

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05.03.2026 Fighting African swine fever together

05.03.2026

The Hessian Ministry of Agriculture, together with the districts of Waldeck-Frankenberg and Marburg-Biedenkopf, organised an information event on the animal disease.

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27.02.2026 ASP: District issues general decrees for protection zones

27.02.2026

ASF has already been detected in the immediate vicinity of the Hessian state border - and therefore also the district border. For this reason, the district has issued two general orders to establish two restricted zones to protect the animals in Waldeck-Frankenberg.

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25.02.2026 Swine fever: Information events on 3 March in Battenberg

25.02.2026

In order to prevent the spread of ASF, the Hessian Ministry of Agriculture and the districts of Marburg-Biedenkopf and Waldeck-Frankenberg are organising an information evening in the Burgberghalle Battenberg on 3 March.

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13.02.2026 Swine fever: district works on protection zone

13.02.2026

Following another case of swine fever near Bad Berleburg in North Rhine-Westphalia, which is in the immediate vicinity of the state and district border, the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg is preparing to set up a restricted zone.

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01.07.2025 ASP: Private property may be entered for cadaver testing

01.07.2025

As swine fever can be transmitted not only by live wild boar but also via carcasses, these must be recovered in good time. Teams are therefore travelling along the border with NRW. The RP Kassel has issued an order to allow them to enter private property.

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24.06.2025 ASP: Information events on 24 and 26 June

24.06.2025

In order to prevent the spread of African swine fever and to inform pig farmers, hunters and farmers about the topic, the Hessian State Agency for Agriculture and the Hessian Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment, Viticulture, Forestry, Forestry ...

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20.06.2025 Swine fever: district takes further precautionary measures

20.06.2025

Following the discovery of an outbreak of African swine fever in the nearby district of Olpe, the district is once again stepping up its safety measures - and calling for particular vigilance in order to prevent the further spread of the disease, which is harmless to humans but usually ...

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