The endangered species

Thanks to the registers of endangered fauna and flora species, where their situation is described in details, and to the existence of unspoilt areas of nature, their chance of survival is quite good. The following is the choice of such species taken from Polish registers:

Mud turtle:

it lives in overgrown lakes and ponds;

Short-eared owl:

a rare bird of large marshes and wilderness;

Pygmy owl:

the smallest of European owl species, living in primeval forests;

Eagle owl:

the biggest of European owl species, living in primeval forests and rocky regions;

Western curlew:

a rare species, living on wet meadows;

Roller:

the edges of old forests are its favourite habitat;

Wolf:

the only area it can be spotted is eastern Poland;

Lynx:

it can be encountered in large and dense forest expanses;

Snake-head fritillary:

a rare plant of wet meadows;

Bog rosemary:

it is found on wood peatland;

Water chestnut:

ponds and old riverbeds of southern Poland are its natural habitat;

Aldrovanda vesiculosa:

this carnivorous plant grows in lakes and feeds on little insects.