Beaver Management in Lower Austria 2015 - 2018
Abstract
The successful development and the ongoing distribution of the beaver (Castor fiber) is seen as a source of increasing conflicts in the cultural landscape in context with human landuse. In previous years the concept of a step-wise beaver management was set up to deal with a variety of conflicts in Lower Austria and more than 200 reported cases anually need to be handled between the years 2011 - 2014 already. Locally adapted management measures focusing on the on spot situation seem to be the most constructive way to solve beaver-human-conflicts on the long term. As a matter of principle the favorable status of the fully protected species Castor fiber has to be secured in the case of management options taken. All activities concerning the beaver’s habitat as well as population interventions need to be based on derogation rules issued by the relevant legal authority. The intentions of the project cover the following aspects: documentation and guidance to solve local conflicts, support and recommended practices using managment tools, evaluation and control of measures taken, data collection to document beaver distribution, training courses to read beaver field signs, scientific investigations of beaver corpses.
keywords beaver cultural landscape landuse conflicts wildlife management
Publikationen
Bibermanagement in NÖ, Bericht Biberabfang 2015
Autoren: Parz-Gollner, R; Hölzler, G; Jahr: 2016
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Bibermanagment in NÖ, Arbeitsbericht 01-12/2015 und MFK - Kartierungen 2015 + 2016
Autoren: Parz-Gollner, R; Hölzler, G; Böhm, J. Jahr: 2016
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Bibermanagement in NÖ, Arbeitsbericht 01-12/2016
Autoren: Parz-Gollner, R., Hölzler, G. Jahr: 2017
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Bibermanagment in NÖ, Bericht Biberabfang 2016
Autoren: Parz-Gollner, R; Hölzler, G. Jahr: 2017
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Bibermanagement in NÖ, Bericht Biberabfang 2017 (inkl. Vorschau bis 03/2018)
Autoren: Parz-Gollner, R., Hölzler, G. Jahr: 2018
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Bibermanagement in NÖ, Arbeitsbericht 01-12/2017 und 01-05/2018
Autoren: Parz-Gollner, R; Hölzler, G. Jahr: 2018
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Mapping of beaver signs and trapping of beavers (Castor fiber) in Lower Austria - How will numbers obtained match?
Autoren: Parz-Gollner, R; Böhm, J; Hölzler, G; Kübber-Heiss, A. Jahr: 2018
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Tooth development and mandible measurements for age determination in the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber)
Autoren: Mangen, T; Parz-Gollner, R; Böhm, J; Hölzler, G; Hackländer, K; Graf, PM Jahr: 2018
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Die Biber-Praxisfibel
Autoren: Hölzler, G; Parz-Gollner, R. Jahr: 2018
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Project staff
Klaus Hackländer
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Biol. Dr.rer.nat. Klaus Hackländer
klaus.hacklaender@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-83211
Project Leader
12.10.2017 - 21.11.2017
Rosemarie Parz-Gollner
Dr.phil. Rosemarie Parz-Gollner
rosemarie.parz-gollner@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-83233
Project Leader
01.06.2015 - 11.10.2017
Project Leader
22.11.2017 - 31.05.2018
Matthias Kropf
Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Biol. Dr.rer.nat. Matthias Kropf
matthias.kropf@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-83413
Project Staff
01.06.2015 - 31.05.2018
Sigrid Scheikl
Dipl.-Ing. Sigrid Scheikl
Tel: +43 1 47654-81205
Project Staff
01.06.2015 - 31.05.2017
BOKU partners
External partners
Institute of Wildlife Research and Ecology
none
partner