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The fascinating Vosges Mountains – the stork valley

Vosges – a mountain landscape in the heart of Europe. The symbol of the region is the stork. His return reconciles man with nature. The cold season is barely over when the storks are already returning from their winter quarters in Spain and Africa. 30 years ago the birds almost completely disappeared. Currently, there are 400 pairs nesting in the Vosges Mountains. Flying nearly 200 km a day, after two weeks they reach their winter quarters in Spain and North Africa. They winter in the stork valley in the Vosges Mountains.

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