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Its vast green areas, including the Vienna Woods and the Danube wetlands, provide habitats for a stunning variety of wildlife. Wild boars, roe deer, foxes, and kestrels thrive in the city, while beavers and herons inhabit its streams and ponds. The Danube Island, a 21-kilometer stretch, doubles as a flood control and a public recreation area, hosting an ecosystem where rare European pond turtles and invasive red-eared terrapins coexist in reedy marshes.
