Secret conquerors: When new species drive out wild animals in Austria

2023-04-20 02:59:00

Originally they come from Asia, North Africa or North America, they found their way to Central Europe in a roundregarding way and are now widespread in Austria: More and more new wild species – so-called neozoa – reached Europe through breeding farms, occupied their own niches and are now displacing the native wild species , says wildlife biologist Christopher Böck. “The mink, or raccoon dog, was brought to Eastern Europe to be bred for fur animals.

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