page_title: Krka National Park
section_title: Fauna
hierarchical_section_title: Krka National Park / Environment / Fauna
caption_attribution_description: English: KRKA Waterfall in Croatia Eesti: KRKA juga Horvaatias
context_page_description: Krka National Park is one of the Croatian national parks, named after the river Krka that it encloses. It is located along the middle-lower course of the Krka River in central Dalmatia, in Šibenik-Knin county, downstream Miljevci area, and just a few kilometers northeast of the city of Šibenik. It was formed to protect the Krka River and is intended primarily for scientific, cultural, educational, recreational, and tourism activities. It is the seventh national park in Croatia and was proclaimed a national park in 1985.
context_section_description: Eighteen species of fish inhabit the Krka River, among which ten are endemic, making the Krka a natural landmark of the highest category.  Brown trout and Dalmatian barbelgudgeon are a couple of fish that can be found in the ecosystem.
  Patches of reeds, lakes formed along part of the river and swamped meadows abound in amphibians and birds, while thickets and stone quarries are home to reptiles.
  The abundance of species of birds (222), the structure of the bird communities and the great significance of the Krka for spring and autumn migrations make it among the ornithologically most valuable regions of Europe.  There are numerous birds of prey in the area, notable ones are: osprey, short-toed eagle, golden eagle, Bonelli's eagle, lanner falcon and the peregrine falcon.  Other birds of interest are Eurasian eagle-owl, European bee-eater and griffon vulture.
  Among mammals, there are 18 species of bats, which are generally endangered or near extinction in the rest of Europe, long-fingered bat, the Daubenton's bat, and the threatened European otter.
caption: Krka National Park.
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