!!!Ausgestorbene Tiere

Animals, Extinct in Austria: over the course of history, the following 
animals have become extinct in Austria due to the influence of humans: 
 Brown Bear, wolf, lynx, wildcat,  Sea Eagle (as a brooding bird; the 
last one was shot down from its aerie in 1960), osprey, lesser spotted 
eagle, imperial eagle, snake eagle, booted eagle,  Bearded Vulture, 
turkey vulture, hermit ibis, beaver (last one killed in Fischamend in 
1863). Repopulation projects: brown bear (WWF, since 1989, in Oetscher 
area), lynx (A. Festetics, since 1975, Area: Murau forestry 
commission), bearded vulture (WWF, since 1986, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, 
Rauris), beaver (O. Koenig, 1976-81, in the Danube wetlands from 
Vienna to Eckartsau, also in the Marchauen wetlands and by the River 
Inn).

!Further reading
Artenschutz in Oesterreich, "Gruene Reihe" of the 
Federal Ministry of Environmental Affairs, Youth and the Family.


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