Nature park Vrana lake

General information
Declared Park Lake

a nature park on July 21st, 1999.

area - 57km2 area 30.02km2

First

archelogical finds around the lake

date from 2000 BC

Location
North

Dalmatia, near Pakotane

Uniquenesses:

Largest lake in Croatia

Fresh water despite its vicinity to the sea (less

than a kilometer) Along with the Neretva valley, the only

swamp in the Mediterranean Croatia

Ornithological reserve Cryptodepression

Ornithology
Habitat

of four endangered species on 249 species, 109 nesting

European level and seven on national level

Ornithofauna

species
More

than 100 000 birds spend the winter on

the lake

Notable bird species

Pygmy Purple Great

Cormorant Heron

white Egret

Little

Egret

Symbol of the Nature park Vrana lake

Crow

Problems
Locals

set the park on fire so the birds

would leave and the nature park restrictions would be removed fertile soil, hunting, fishing
Poachers Pollution