Fauna in Slovak paradise

Slovak paradise is an area with different spieces of animals. Invertbrates, papilions, beetles, molluscs, birds live here. Many of them are protected by law, e. g. Parnassius Apollo. From more than 200 spieces of vertebrates are 130 spieces protected by law. Three kinds – Minks, Beavers (Castor fiber) and European Bison are extinct in this area.

For it's inaccessibility and suitable conditions bacame Slovak paradise (Slovensky raj) a shelter for predatory birds. The evidence of their presence are the names of locations derived from the names of species like Veľký a Malý Sokol (Big and Small Falcon), Sokolia dolina (Falcon valley), Dravce (Predators). The spieces of predatory birds that nest in this area nowadays: Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo), Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). More precious are Golden Eagle, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Goshawk and Sparrowhawk. In the inaccessible parts live bears, wolfs, lynxs, wild cats and in the caves several species of bats. Critically endagered are (Red list of threatened species): Eudontomyzon danfordi, Crested Newt, Carpathian Newt, Golden Eagle, European Ground Squirrel, Garden Dormice, Otter (Lutra Lutra) and others...

- 100 species of birds

- 40 species of mammals

- 6 species of reptiles

- 8 species of amphibians

- 4000 invertebrate

- 2162 species of papilions

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