"Vrachanski Balkan" Nature Park

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"Vrachanski Balkan" Nature Park was declared with Ordinance No.РД-1449 from 21.12.1989 and then designated a nature reserve by Decree № 987 on November 13, 2003 by the Committee for Environmental Protection at the Council of Ministers. The park covers extensive territory in northeastern Bulgaria, including almost the entire Balkan Mountain Range (The Stara Planina) of the Vratsa region.
Area: 30,129.9 hectares.
The reserve offers a rich variety of animal and plant species. Some 57 species of plant life protected in the park are listed in Bulgaria’s Red Book (a list of all endangered and extinct forms of life within the country’s borders). Of these, 8 are considered particularly endangered, such as scaly heather (Asplenium lepidum C. Presl) and long-leaved hare’s ear (Bupleurum longifolium)
The park contains belts of oak and beech that harbor 180 bird species, 157 of which are protected under the Biodiversity Act. Black storks (Ciconia nigra) nest in the park, as do the rock eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), the green woodpecker (Picus viridis), and others. Mammals in the park include deer, wild cats, badgers, otters, black polecats, and other species.

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