À la découverte du parc naturel de Vânatori-Neamt (Roumanie)

The Vânatori-Neamt Natural Park is placed in north of Romania, in the Neamt County, nearby some localities like Cracaoani, Agapia, Vânatori-Neamt, Târgu-Neamt town and two resorts – Baltatesti and Oglinzi. From the geographical point of view, the park stretches over the eastern slope on Stanisoarei Mountains and Neamt Sub-Carpathian hills.
The main goal of setting up of the park was twofold: restoring the appropriate habitat of European bison, a species that disappeared from Romania a long time ago, and put into value the existing resources for tourism, the area being very rich in historical objectives.
Forest ecosystems prevail in this park and they are diversified in accordance to the altitude. A wide range of habitats can be seen: forest, water bodies, and grasslands, and more than 2 400 species of flowers and plants have been registred. Wetland habitats are the most vulnerable and special protective measures are required, in order to preserve numerous amphibians and invertebrates.
Nearly 100 bird species have been identified, many of them being protected at national and international level, such as Black Stork (Ciconia nigra), Corncrake (Crex crex), Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina) or Ural’s Owl (Strix uralensis).