1. Central Balkan National Park
PGVM “Ivan P.Pavlov”
Stara Zagora
APE

4. The Central Balkan National Park lies in the heart of Bulgaria, nestled in the central and higher portions of the Balkan Range.
The Park contains rare and endangered wildlife species and communities, self-regulating ecosystems of biological diversity, as well as historical sites of global cultural and scientific significance.

5. Centuries-old forests of beech, spruce, fir, hornbeam, and durmast cover most of the Park.
More than half the flora of Bulgaria has been identified within the Park, and of these, 10 species and 2 subspecies are endemic, and are found nowhere else in the world

6. Over 130 higher plants and animals encountered in the
Central Balkan National Park are listed in the Bulgarian
and the World Red Book of Endangered Species

7. Park Statistics
Area: 71,669.5 hectares
Total length: 85 kilometers
Average width: 10 kilometers
Highest peak: Botev at 2,376 meters above sea level
Lowest elevation: near Karlovo, about 500 meters above sea level
Wooded area: 44,000.8 hectares
Treeless area: 27,668.7 hectares
70% of all ecosystems are natural
There are 9 nature reserves, with a combined area of 20,019 hectares

8. Protected Area
The Central Balkan National Park is one of the largest and most valuable of the protected areas in Europe. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has listed the Park as Category 2

9. The Park and eight of its nature reserves are on the UN List of Representative Protected Areas, and four of its nature reserves are included in the World Biosphere Reserves Network under the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Program.
In 2002, Central Balkan National Park became a
candidate for membership into the
PAN Parks
European Network.

10. In the Central Balkan to protect 21 endangered species of vertebrates
In the Central Balkan to protect 21 endangered species of vertebrates. Of invertebrates living in the Park 19 globally threatened species.

11. In the park are 59 species of mammals (66% of the species in Bulgaria),
14 reptiles (40% occurring in the country),
123 species of nesting birds (45% of species in the country),
8 species of amphibians (50% of those in country).

12. 2387 species and subspecies comprising 261 rare species, 168 endemics,
Here are established and 70% of the invertebrates found in Bulgaria –
2387 species and subspecies comprising
261 rare species,
168 endemics,
108 relics,
36 species included in
the World and European lists of endangered species and 10 species protected in Bulgaria.

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