sentences:  The Free State of Saxony complained, and in March 2007, at a legal hearing, the "Sächsisches Oberverwaltungsgericht" (the state administrative high court) ruled in favor of the planned bridge.The ruling was described by Vice President of the German Bundestag Wolfgang Thierse as "a sad day for Germany".Construction stalled after an administrative court ruled in August 2007 that steps needed to be taken to ensure that the endangered lesser horseshoe bat was protected as it was believed that only around 650 remained in Germany, with some living near the site of the proposed bridge.