Bosnia and Herzegovina is a small Balkan country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro. It has a small coastline along the Adriatic Sea. The country is dominated by mountain ranges like the Dinaric Alps, the Vlasic, the Grmec, and the Cincar. Over half of the country is covered by pine, beech, and oak forests.
There are three national parks where you can see a variety of wildlife and enjoy the hiking trails through the forests and mountains.
The Una National Park is located near the Unac River. It stretches along the western border with Croatia and is the largest national park in Bosnia. The park includes forests, rapids, and waterfalls.
It is home to a wide diversity of freshwater fish and birds. You can also see lynx, wolves, chamois, foxes, and bears.
The Kozara National Park is located at the convergence of the Una, Sava, Vrbas, and Sana Rivers in northern Bosnia.
This is home to ducks, hares, boars, deer, foxes, and pheasants.
The Sutjeska National Park stretches along the eastern border of Montenegro. It encompasses forests, waterfalls, and glacial lakes near Maglic Mountain, which is the country's highest point.
You can see many different animals like bears.
The Perucica Forest Reserve, located within the park is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It has one of the few remaining primeval forests left in Europe. Most of the trees go back 300 years.
It is home to bears, foxes, goats, boars, wolves, martens, and wild cats. There are also many bird species like peregrine falcons, blackbirds, and rock partridges.
Native Animals
Eurasian brown bears are among the most common subspecies of brown bears.
Gray wolves are a large species of canid and among the most iconic wild animals on the planet.
Eurasian lynx are a medium-sized species of wild cats native to all of Europe, Central Asia, Siberia, and the Himalayas.
Red squirrels are among the most common species of tree squirrels and native to most of Eurasia.
Central European boars are among the most common species of wild boars living in Europe.
Least weasels are among the most common weasels native to Eurasia, North Africa, and North America.
Hares are quite abundant in Europe with the European hares being the largest of them.
European wildcats are a small species of wildcats native to most of continental Europe.
Red foxes are the largest species of foxes and one of the most widespread carnivores on the planet.
European hamsters are on a decline due to habitat loss.
Lesser white-toothed shrews are a tiny species of shrews, widespread in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Red deer are a species of deer native to most of Europe and parts of western Asia.
Marine Animals
Eurasian otters are semi-aquatic mammals native to Eurasia.
Adriatic salmon are a species of salmoinid fish endemic to the Western Balkans.
In the world, you can find around six million common dolphins.
There are less than 700 Mediterranean monk seals in the wild and most of them live in isolated areas of the Aegean Sea,
Endangered Animals
Eurasian lynx
Balkan Snow Vole
Illyrian spined loach
Adriatic salmon
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