International Day for Biological Diversity

Sunday, May 21, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• in the " Tierwelt Herberstein " and in the Feistritzklamm

Launched by the UN in 1993, the International Day for Biological Diversity draws attention to the wealth of plant, fungus, and animal species. During your visit to the “ Tierwelt Herberstein ,” help us document biodiversity. How? Observe and photograph the wide variety of animals, plants, and fungi outside the enclosures, and then upload your photos to the free iNaturalist app. Experts will be operating observation stations along the Biodiversity Trail on the zoo grounds and at the research vehicle in the Feistritzklamm Gorge, and will be available to answer questions.

At four stations, visitors can make observations about local biodiversity and learn interesting facts from experts.
There are three stations located on the grounds of the “ Tierwelt Herberstein ” (Garden of the Senses), along the “Path of Diversity”:

• Station 1: Biodiversity Arena: Using stereo microscopes, students examine soil organisms and mosses
• Station 2: Feistritzklamm Panorama: At the observation tower, visitors can use binoculars and a spotting scope to observe the birds in the gorge
• Station 3: Adjacent to the Historic Garden at the entrance to the Feistritz Gorge, insects and arachnids are collected and identified.
• Station 4 is located in the Feistritz Gorge near the research van: There, aquatic animals are identified in the morning and mushrooms in the afternoon.