Water worlds in danger on display at Schönbrunn zoo

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Travel

Everything about water is the motto at the world’s oldest zoo, Vienna’s Tiergarten Schönbrunn, from the 19th to 25 March. The projects all of which are water-based have been organised to mark world water day. A spokesman for the zoo said that moors, marshes, rivers and lakes were among the richest in flora and fauna […]

WWF warning over hydroelectric plants

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Green Austria

By Lisa ChapmanThe WWF has warned against the construction of more hydroelectric plants in Austria as it says the country’s rivers are in a “dramatic” state.Christoph Walder, the head of the international environmental group’s campaign “Rivers Full of Life” said today (Tues): “As long as there is no good analysis of Austria’s water-power potential, it […]