European Animals Romania and Serbia

Wildlife of Romania

Romania is a mid-sized Eastern European country. It is bordered on the east by the Black Sea and to the south by the Danube River. The Carpathian Mountains dominate the center of the country, It has a landscape of plains, plateaus, and mixed forests,

It is home to the last remaining population of feral horses in Europe.

Official National Animal

Eurasian lynx

Romania is home to 14 national parks. In the north, Parcul National Calimani contains the largest volcanic complex of the Carpathian Mountains.

Wildlife here includes lynxes, badgers, and bears.

The Danube Delta connects to the Black Sea in the east and is the largest national park.

Here you can see migrating birds and wild horses.

In the southwest, the Cheile Nerei-Beusnita National Park stretches along the Serbian border.

It is home to brown bears, badgers, stone martens, and birds of prey.

Animals Native to Romania

Chamois are a species of goat-antelopes native to the mountains of Europe from the Pyrenees to the Carpathians.

Raccoon dogs are a species introduced to Romania and widespread in Asia.

European mouflons are a feral subspecies of domestic sheep, They live in mountainous areas.

Gray wolves are a widespread animal species in the Northern Hemisphere.

European wildcats are a small species of wildcats native to much of Europe.

Carpathian boars are a sub-species of the wild boar found throughout Romania.

Birds

Great white pelicans are a large species of pelicans native to southeastern Europe. They are migratory birds inhabiting shallow lakes and swamps.

Golden eagles are a species of birds of prey native to almost all of the Northern Hemisphere.

Western capercaillies are also known as wood grouse. They are often seen in forests.

Marine Animals

Muskrats were introduced to Romania, They live in wetlands.

Harbor porpoises are the only species of porpoises found in Romania, They can be found along the shores of the Black Sea,

Mediterranean monk seals are the world’s rarest species of pinniped.

Endangered Animals

European mink

European ground squirrel

Asprete a small fish

Saker falcon

Wildlife of Serbia

Serbia is located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe. It shares borders with Hungary and Romania to the northeast. Bulgaria to the southeast and North Macedonia to the southwest. To the west, the country is bordered by Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia to the west.

Official National Animal

The gray wolf is also an iconic symbol of bravery and holds an important part in Serbian mythology.

Native Wildlife

Eurasian lynxes are a medium-sized species of wild cats making their homes in the mountains of Eurasia from the Alps to the Himalayas.

Brown bears are the most widespread of bear species. They can be seen roaming in many different places.

Alpine chamois are a species of goat-antelope native to the mountains of Europe. The Balkan chamois is the chamois subspecies found in Serbia.

Central European boars are one of the many subspecies of wild boars.

Red deer are one of the largest species of deer in the world. They are common throughout Europe.

European hares are a species of hares native to Europe.

Golden jackals are a species of wolf-like canids native to Europe and Asia.

Marbled polecats are a small species of mustelids native to southeastern Europe.

Eurasian otters are a species of semi-aquatic mammals native to a very wide range of Eurasia.

Eurasian beavers are a species of beavers found throughout Eurasia.

Birds

Egyptian vultures can be found in southeastern Europe.

Booted eagles are a medium-sized species of birds of prey native to Europe.

Eurasian pygmy owls are the smallest species of owls in Europe.