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Naturpark Oetztal, a protected Alpine area in Tyrol, Austria, was founded in 2006. It covers an area of 380 sqkm from 1.276m to 3.768m a.s.l., including 80 sqkm of glaciers. In 1991, the "Iceman" was found in that region - a 5300 years old prehistorical hunter's well preserved frozen mummy. The area houses a number of rare species, e.g. the Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), the Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria), the Alpine Apollo (Parnassius sacerdos), the Yellow Tiger Moth (Arctia flavia)... |
Austria![]() Aporia crataegi. (100) * peter_stoeckl ![]() | Austria![]() Glacier and Doronicum. (50) * peter_stoeckl ![]() | Austria![]() Arctia flavia. (44) * peter_stoeckl ![]() |
Austria![]() Nigritella. (54) peter_stoeckl ![]() | Austria![]() Zygaena exulans. (40) peter_stoeckl ![]() | Austria![]() Zygaena lonicerae. (50) * peter_stoeckl ![]() |
Austria![]() Zygaena lonicerae. (48) peter_stoeckl ![]() | Austria![]() Rheumaptera hastata. (46) * peter_stoeckl ![]() | Austria![]() Butterfly Meadow - 2820 meters. (30) peter_stoeckl ![]() |
Austria![]() Swallowtail - at 2820 meters. (36) peter_stoeckl ![]() | Austria![]() Phicomone. (58) * peter_stoeckl ![]() | Austria![]() Solitaire. (60) peter_stoeckl ![]() |
Austria![]() Colias palaeno. (42) peter_stoeckl ![]() | Austria![]() Glacier Express. (54) * peter_stoeckl ![]() | Austria![]() Erebia gorge. (50) peter_stoeckl ![]() |
Austria![]() Erebia tyndarus. (48) peter_stoeckl ![]() | Austria![]() Erebia pharte. (50) peter_stoeckl ![]() | Austria![]() Erebia alberganus. (52) * peter_stoeckl ![]() |
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