Retezat National Park in Romania has secured EU LIFE funding for a major new initiative for the conservation of alpine habitats. The Retezat Mountains are one of the most species rich areas dedicated ...

The site contains Romania’s oldest protected area, Retezat National Park, established in 1935. Half of the country’s bird species and a third of its plant species have are known to exist here. Over ...

Over time, the daffodils have extended their range in the wild, near the entrance gate to the Retezat National Park, the clearing being now declared a natural reservation. Wild daffodils are smaller ...