WWF Marchegg nature reserve
The WWF Marchegg nature reserve (also Untere Marchauen nature reserve ) is a nature reserve of the March in Lower Austria. The reserve is part of the Natura 2000 area March-Thaya-Auen and part of the many individual nature reserves along the March.
The reserve has a size of around 1,100 hectares and is largely located in the floodplain between Marchegg and Zwerndorf .
Emergence
In order to be able to protect the area effectively, WWF Austria and the town of Marchegg bought it from the Pálffy family in 1970 . In 1972 the Marchegg community's share was sold to the Völkl family. In 1978 the area was also regularly declared a nature reserve (Untere Marchauen nature reserve) .
Since then, the WWF has managed the area in the peripheral zones sustainably, while nature with the nest protection zones and the natural forests as the core zone remains untouched.
Flora and fauna
The habitat for the animals is formed by the extensive wet meadows, meadow and field suttas, which are sometimes flooded. The highlight of the fauna is the white stork colony, which nests in around 50 tree nests behind Marchegg Castle and is the largest tree colony in Central Europe. The stork nests were mentioned as early as 1890.
A total of around a hundred species of birds breed. Some bird species should be given as examples, such as black storks , the red or black kite , the gray heron , but also sea eagles .
In addition to the red deer, stag or wild boar, you can also find beavers .
Individual evidence
Web links
- The WWF Marchegg nature reserve
- The large Branchiopods of the Austrian March-Auen (PDF file; 2.78 MB)
Coordinates: 48 ° 18 ′ 30.8 " N , 16 ° 53 ′ 33.7" E