"Veleka" Protected Area

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"Veleka" is a protected area with Ordinance No.76 from 18.01.1989 by the Committee for Natural Environmental Protection at the Council of Ministers.
Area: 1546.3 hectares.
It was declared a protected area in order to preserve the old oak-beech forests and the picturesque canyon of Veleka River. It covers the middle stream of the river, the area where it passes through a karst region and forms numerous meanders. A large number of birds find shelter in the century-old forests and rocky slopes, like the golden eagle (with Strandzha being the only place on the territory of Bulgaria where it nests on trees), the black stork, the Egyptian vulture, and a lot of mammals. One of the best preserved populations of the otter is to be found in Veleka River.

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