Beaver's land
The European beaver, whose population suffered a sharp decline in the 19th century, was resettled in the second half of the 20th century, mainly in Bavaria and Austria.
This project was so successful that the population grew in Switzerland to about 400 to 500, in Austria to around 2000 (2007), and in Germany to about 20,000 animals.
According to the Federal Nature Conservation Act (in Germany) and the European Fauna Flora Habitat Directive, the beaver is strictly protected. Among other things, the animals must not be caught or killed and their dams and buildings neither damaged nor destroyed.
This is a beaver's lodge in the Kulzer Moos.
Beaver's land
The European beaver, whose population suffered a sharp decline in the 19th century, was resettled in the second half of the 20th century, mainly in Bavaria and Austria.
This project was so successful that the population grew in Switzerland to about 400 to 500, in Austria to around 2000 (2007), and in Germany to about 20,000 animals.
According to the Federal Nature Conservation Act (in Germany) and the European Fauna Flora Habitat Directive, the beaver is strictly protected. Among other things, the animals must not be caught or killed and their dams and buildings neither damaged nor destroyed.
This is a beaver's lodge in the Kulzer Moos.