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Please don't pick!


Did you know that?

  • 1,2% of the formerly native fern and flowering plants have already been eradicated, extinct or lost in Austria (level 0); 
  • 33,4% are currently at risk on the Austrian scale as a whole (levels 1 to 3); 
  • another 20,7% are regional, ie in one, if not more, of Austria's large natural areas are currently endangered or have disappeared; 
  • 5,6% are potentially at risk due to their rarity (level 4). 

(Source: Federal Environment Agency)

Plants that are subject to species protection must never be picked. Please take the blossoms home photographically or in memory!

The red lists for protected animals and plants can be found on the Federal Environment Agency website.

Image: Common columbine, Copyright: Karin Bornett

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Written by Karin Bornett

Freelance journalist and blogger in the Community option. Technology-loving Labrador smoking with a passion for village idyll and a soft spot for urban culture.
www.karinbornett.at

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