Croatia - Numbers in nature
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NUMBERS IN NATURE
Croatia
Numbers…•8 national parks•2 strict reserves•11 nature parks•444 protected areas all together, 9% of the country
National parks in Croatia
Plitvice Lakes- 12 Upper Lakes, 4 Lower Lakes, many waterfalls
Brijuni-14 islands
-the oldest olive tree in the Mediterranean, 1600 years old
Boškarin – ox, considered to be the oldest cattle species in Europe; protected
Kornati-89 uninhibited islands, islets and reefs
Krka-1 river, 7 waterfalls
Risnjak-mountain massif was named after the lynx, in Croatian ris
Lynx– very low number of lynxes
Brown bears and wolves -endangered
Northern Velebit
-all three species of large carnivores and their presence in this area is a sign of the well preserved ecosystem
Paklenica- 2 canyons-over 360 climbing routes
Mljet-on the same-named island of Mljet-2 lakes: Small Lake and Great Lake
MEĐIMURJE
Regional Park Mura-Drava
Protected plants-some of them…
Fritillaria
Snowdrops
Pulsatilla
Great Burnet
Protected animals-some of them… Black stork
Otter
Scarce Large Blue
Peacock butterfly
What do we do to protect nature?Videos
Numeracy@English
Strahoninec, CroatiaMay, 2016