The Eifel National Park, which was founded in 2004 and spans some 110 square kilometres, is still classed as a “National Park in development”.
Conservation areas within this category have thirty years to allow at
least three quarters of the area to return to nature – it is only then
that they fulfil the international National Park criteria. And over half
of the area is already operating in line with the National Park motto:
“Let nature be nature”
In other words, humans are leaving nature to live by its own rules. This
allows thousands of endangered animal and plant species to propagate in
the special and newly created habitats. Thus, rare animal species like
black storks, Eurasian eagle owls and wild cats can find the safe havens
vital to their survival in the Eifel National Park. Protecting the
natural environment, including these habitats and their inhabitants is
the main objective of the Eifel National Park.
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