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Fotó: Marik Pál

Fotó: Kalotás Zsolt Fotó: Kalotás Zsolt

The ancient landscapes of Békés County nowadays remained The most important tasks of Körös-Maros National Park Di-

just as islands. These green islands mean today the protected rectorate are protection, maintenance and development of va-
areas of Körös-Maros National Park. Unregulated rivers, wild luable habitats; conservation, monitoring and management of
marshlands and forests, the typical loess steppes and salt step- the population of protected species; keeping and farming tradi-
pes are just fragments recently. These territories are the most tional Hungarian domestic species like Hungarian Grey catt le,

important habitats of as valuable species as Great Bustard, Red- Water buffalo, Racka and Cigája sheep.

footed Falcon, Imperial Eagle or Saker Falcon. Volgaian Pheas- One of the essential tasks of the Directorate is exhibition of the
ant’s Eye and Nodding Sage bloom just in this part of Hungary. nature values for the visitors. One Visitor Centre, two open-air
Among the mammals the Lesser mole-rat, the European Suslik shools and seven nature trails are open for the visitors from
and several bat species represent the natural treasures of the April until November. The Szarvas Zoo at Szarvas shows the

region. Protected areas of our National Park give home a lots fauna of the Carpathian Basin.
of bird nesting here and also have significant role as gathering

and roosting sites at the time of spring and autumn migration
for tenthousands of Cranes, wild geese, wild ducks and many
other species.

Fotó: Forgách Balázs

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