Danube + - Natural Values http://danube.panda.org/wwf Danube + Points Of Interest - Natural Values 2024/03/19 1440 http://danube.panda.org/wwf/rsc/img/drop_icon.gif Danube + http://danube.panda.org/wwf 53 53 Beavers http://danube.panda.org/wwf/web/search/details.jsp?pid=95 The beaver was originally the largest rodent in Europe, from France to Northern Mongolia, and from Northern Scandinavia to the Mediterranean. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was close to extinction. 2011/06/28 The Black Forest http://danube.panda.org/wwf/web/search/details.jsp?pid=99 The Black Forest or Schwarzwald in is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. The Danube River originates here. It starts as the confluence of the Brigach and Breg rivers. The town nearest to the confluence of the two sources of the Danube is Donaueschingen. Here the Danube begins its 2,857 journey through 10 countries to the Black Sea. 2011/06/28 The Black Sea http://danube.panda.org/wwf/web/search/details.jsp?pid=104 The Black Sea is an inland sea that is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas and various straits. The catchment area of the Black Sea is six times larger than its surface with the Danube being its main tributary. Bordered by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine, the Black Sea and its surrounding areas are marked by majestic scenery and a rich cultural and natural heritage. 2011/06/28 The Prut River http://danube.panda.org/wwf/web/search/details.jsp?pid=108 The Prut River is a 953 km long river in Eastern Europe. It flows from Mount Hoverla in the Ukrainian Carpathians down to the Danube River in Romania. It is a major tributary of the Danube, forming a basin of over 27,000 square kilometers. The Prut River is the last major tributary of the Danube, with its confluence just upstream of the Danube Delta. For much of its length, the Prut forms the border between Moldova and Romania. 2011/06/28 Pygmy Cormorant http://danube.panda.org/wwf/web/search/details.jsp?pid=112 The Pygmy Cormorant, Phalacrocorax pygmaeus, is a seabird, a member of the cormorant family. The Pygmy Cormorant is a globally threatened species. It is endangered due to the drainage and serious degradation of wetlands and their associated woodland, water pollution, disturbance, and the illegal hunting and drowning of many Pygmy Cormorants in nets. 2011/06/28 The Sava River http://danube.panda.org/wwf/web/search/details.jsp?pid=116 The Sava River is a river in the western Balkans, the second largest tributary of the Danube River. It is approximately 950 kilometers long, its basin covering almost 100,000 square km. It rises in the Triglav area of the Slovenian Alps as two rivers, the Sava Bohinjka and the Sava Dolinka, which join at Radovljica. It flows through Slovenia, just north of Ljubljana, through Croatia and Zagreb, and then forms the border between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina before entering Serbia and joining the Danube River at Belgrade. 2011/06/28 The Danube Delta http://danube.panda.org/wwf/web/search/details.jsp?pid=121 The Danube Delta is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga. The Danube Delta covers 799,000 ha, 65,000 ha of which are strictly protected. Approximately 80% of the Danube Delta lies in Romanian and 20% in Ukrainian territory. 2011/06/28 The Drava River http://danube.panda.org/wwf/web/search/details.jsp?pid=125 The Drava is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. The Drava River links four countries on its 725 km course from the Italian Alps to its confluence with the Danube in Croatia. The first short stretch lies in Italy, then the Drava flows across Austria and Slovenia into Croatia, joining the Danube near the town of Osijek. 2011/06/28 The Lower Danube http://danube.panda.org/wwf/web/search/details.jsp?pid=130 The Lower Danube is one of the last free flowing stretches of river in Europe, including islands with remnants of floodplain forests and many well-preserved wetlands, not to mention the spectacular and globally important Danube Delta. 2011/06/28 The Middle Danube http://danube.panda.org/wwf/web/search/details.jsp?pid=135 The Middle Danube Basin covers a large area reaching from the Gate of Devin near Bratislava to the impressive gorge of the Danube at the Iron Gate between Serbia and Romania. Confined by a string of mountains, from the Carpathian Mountains in the north and east to the Julian Alps and the Dinaric Mountains in the west and south, the basin contains a number of outstanding wetland areas. 2011/06/28