Photo: DPAStuttgart's ambitious S21 rail project has suffered from delays, spiralling costs and almost constant protests from the start. In recent months wildlife specialists have been picking their way through the long grass where a high-speed rail line between Stuttgart and Ulm in southern Germany is set to be built. Armed with mini lassos on the end of poles, their targets are Zauneidechsen and Mauereidechsen, two species of endangered lizards. The stretch of land is only given over for rail construction when "we have done everything in our powers to collect all the animals," Sandra Panienka, who is leading the lizard-collecting operation, told DPA in May. Various relocation sites have been designated in areas surrounding Stuttgart.

Source: The Local September 08, 2017 13:18 UTC