Suckler cow farming is becoming increasingly popular. Also in our destination. Yet the trend has its dangers in the tourist environment. After all, suckler cows naturally protect their young calves when they feel threatened by bikers or hikers. Above all, dog owners must be careful.
In order to minimise the potential for conflict between suckler cows and guests and to promote the coexistence of agriculture and tourism, the destination Flims Laax Falera is participating in a pilot trial. The aim is to provide outdoor sports enthusiasts with real-time information on the location of the suckler cows.This information should help the guest to plan his route or facilitate the decision making whether to enter a pasture or avoid it on a large scale.
For this purpose, suckler cows were equipped with transmitters and the individual pastures were mapped. The aim of the trial is to ensure that only pastures that actually contain suckler cows are coloured orange. As this is a pilot test, in which functional disturbances can occur, a perfect functionality cannot yet be guaranteed.
Therefore: If the pasture is coloured orange, there are certainly suckler cows in it. If the area is not marked as suckler cow pasture, you must still expect to encounter suckler cows.
The pilot test was launched by the graubündenHIKE impulse programme of the Slow Traffic Department of the Graubünden Civil Engineering Office. Participating in the pilot: Destination Flims Laax Falera, Amt für Landwirtschaft und Geoinformatik, Alptracker, Adnexo, Snora, outdooractive, various Alpine cooperatives.
