30 new sturgeons for the Danube: a project for species survival!
30 new sturgeons for the Danube: a project for species survival!
Fritz-Grünbaum-Platz 1, 1060 Wien, Österreich - Am Fritz-Grünbaum-Platz 1 in Vienna, the “House of the Sea” recently welcomed 30 new sturgeons. These fascinating animals are part of an ambitious project, which is coordinated by the University of Natural Resources and Natural Sciences (BOKU) in Währing. The aim of the Initiative is to get over a million sturgeon to the Danube by 2030. These sturgeons come from the international species protection project "Life-Boat4sturgeon" and were bred in spring 2024 to serve as mother animals for future young people. On the sixth floor of the "House of the Sea", the sturgeon have now found a temporary home where they can be observed and looked after.
newcomers include various types of interference that are particularly threatened. Overall, the project aims to preserve four types of interference in the Danube from extinction: the Sterlet, Waxdick, Sternhausen and Hausen. For the large specimens, the research ship MS Negrelli, a converted cargo ship, was set up as a floating laboratory on which the fish are prepared for their release. An important part of the financing of "Life-Boat4sturgeon" is via the EU-Life program, which promotes the cooperation and the exchange of knowledge between different institutions and countries.
raise awareness of the interference population
The "House of the Sea" has not only proven its commitment to species protection when the new fish were located, but also by the conversion and expansion of a gigantic 13,000 liter aquarium on the 6th floor to a Danube cocks in which sturgeon jungies are raised. The goal is clear: the preservation of the interference population in the Danube. Every year, the “House of the Sea” receives more than 900,000 visitors who are to be drawn to the fragility of ecological balance in rivers through the new project. Managing Director Hans Köppen emphasizes that every visitor can make a contribution to the protection of endangered species.
The work of the project partners, including the Austrian Federal Ministry, Viadonau and Institutions from Bavaria, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Ukraine, is more than supportive: it is essential. Project manager Thomas Friedrich emphasizes how important the cooperation is for awareness of the protection of endangered interference types. These species are the most endangered animal group worldwide, threatened by habitat loss, blocked hiking routes and illegal fishing.
A few months ago, an exciting success in research could also be recorded. Record numbers in the suspension of disturbance in 2024 show a positive development: over 242,000 young deaths have already been exposed to the Austrian Danube and its tributaries. A total of 500,000 deaths have been released since then, which corresponds to more than a third of the planned 700,000 release by 2030. A sensational find is particularly noteworthy in autumn 2024 when twelve young deaths were caught in the wild. These could be descendants of the larvae released in the spring of 2024 or even come from a natural reproduction in the Danube, which inspires the hope of returning the stub population into the domestic waters.For the many participants in the project, this success is not only a confirmation of the previous work, but also an increase in consciousness for nature -mediated species protection. "Life-Boat4sturgeon" is a bright example of how merged forces can both preserve animal welfare and strengthen the ecological balance in our waters.
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