There is currently talk about the return of the lynx in Styria. We looked at which animals are currently on the red list and what the reason is.
STYRIA. The Nature Conservation Association is bringing the lynx into discussion in Styria: It is demanding its protection in order to make it at home again. It would take around 20 of the small cats to make them viable. The lynx is one of the protected species in this country – and was already considered extinct.
Already extinct
So-called red lists are a guide to finding out and assessing how endangered an animal species is. There are a total of ten risk levels, from “not at risk” to “not classified” – the observation period covers just under one human generation, i.e. around 30 to 35 years. In the report “Red Lists of Animals in Styria”, commissioned by the Office of the Styrian Provincial Government, Department 13, Department of Nature and General Environmental Protection and developed by Ökoteam – Institute for Animal Ecology and Natural Area Planning, a red list with 4,027 animal species for 20 animal groups was created created.
The result: 32 percent of the animals in the groups are safe in Styria. However: One percent is already regionally extinct, ten percent are threatened with extinction, and 12 percent are critically endangered. Regionally extinct animal species, i.e. in Styria, are:
- the sterlet, dogfish or sable among fish,
- the grasshopper species Tetrix türki and Arcyptera fusca
- the mulmbock, the Oberea euphorbiae, the Plagionotus floralis in the longhorn beetles,
- the Agonum imprint, Bembidion bugnioni, Bembidion distinguendum, Bembidion eques, Bembidion foraminosum and Bembidion fulvipes and eleven other species of ground beetles,
- the Frauenfeld caddisfly among the caddisflies,
- the shiny rush damsel, dark rush damsel in the dragonflies as well
- Bison and aurochs among mammals.
Causes and measures
According to the report, the main causes of the threat to biodiversity can be found in the management methods of agriculture: industrialization, monotonization, homogenization, loss of diversity of agricultural products as well as hydraulic engineering measures and the use of land for transport and commerce contribute to this. Styria has a number of biodiversity hotspots that make a significant contribution to protection. These include the Gesäuse, Graz mountains, Hochschwab massif or the Styrian Nockberge, the Totes Gebirge or the Rax.
According to the report, there are enough measures to promote species protection. At least ten percent of the agricultural land in every company must be converted into a biodiversity-rich element, ten percent of the forest areas must be put out of use, the proportion of dead wood must be increased, additional free areas along rivers must be created or disturbed floodplains must be renaturalized.
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2024-03-15 17:34:16
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