A look at wild animals threatened with extinction such as the grey seal and the bison,
A look at wild animals threatened with extinction such as the grey seal and the bison,
The bearded vulture is the Alps' largest bird and is one of the rarest raptors in Europe. It nests on high rock ledges and inhabits exclusively high mountainous areas.
The wolverine lives in the uninhabited wilderness of Scandinavia where it roams lonely through the forests and marshlands. It is a tireless wanderer, constantly on the move and in search of food.
There are almost a million elk in Europe. To the west of the picturesque Lake Miosa, Norway's largest lake begins the elk territory.
Grey seals like to lounge in the sun and relax from their underwater raids. The grey seal was extinct in the German Baltic Sea. The animals have only been returning to the coasts of this country for a few years.
The musk ox is considered to be a survivor of the last Ice Age and has only been living on the European continent again for barely 100 years.
In the Polish region of Masuria, capercaillie have disappeared in the wild. They exist only at one breeding station.
The wilderness of Europe with its forests, seas and national parks offers unique and surprising landscapes. Unnoticed, the golden jackal is conquering new territories. It originates from East Asia and the Balkan region.
For 9,000 years, the European wild sheep could not be driven from its original territory in Cyprus and Sardinia. However, Poachers almost wiped it out, but the wild ancestor of today's domestic sheep, the mouflon, is a survival artist.