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