Belgium is home to more than 350 bird species including buzzards, falcons, ducks, geese and more. Several small animals call Belgium home including foxes, badgers, weasels, beavers and seals as well as red deer, wild boar, lynxes and wild cats.
With the exception of Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, every European country in the study has a permanent and reproducing population of at least one of the four large carnivores, the researchers reported. The continent is home to 17,000 brown bears in 10 populations spread over 22 countries.
Wolves returned to Belgium in 2011 after being wiped out during the 19th century. The wolves in Flanders are thought to have travelled from lowland Germany via the Netherlands, while the majority in Wallonia have come from French mountain regions. ... Loos said wolves were killed by hunters rather than farmers.
Snakes. Belgium has only one venomous snake – the common adder (vipera berus). The snake is found only in certain areas of the country and avoids contact with humans. The effects tend to be only in the area of the bite and are unlikely to prove fatal.
The coat of arms of Belgium bears a lion or, known as Leo Belgicus (Latin for the Belgian lion), as its charge.
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