- A breeding ground for many of the world’s most famous artists, architects, musicians, and politicians, Austria is also home to an amazingly diverse number of animals. Austrian wildlife is relative to country’s hilly, forested environment. For example, various kinds of deer inhabit the country’s hills and In fact, in terms of native fauna, deer are the most common animals seen in the region. Different varieties of deer live in different regions of the country. The most popular types of deer in Austria are red deer, fallow deer and roe deer. The mountains are home to chamois, a goat-antelope species, and mouflon, a kind of wild sheep. Bird watching is extremely popular in Austria, especially in the national parks and forests. The country is home to colourful European bee-eaters, kingfishers,
herons, and Austria’s heaviest bird, the great bustard. The large lizard, grey snake, badgers, foxes, and bears are other notable animals that live in Austria’s alpine terrain. And one of the most beautiful animals in all of Austria is the Lipizzaner.
Brown bears are declared extinct in Austria.
