Park’s Uniqueness •The largest lake in Croatia,along the Lower Neretva, it is the only large swamp in the Mediterranean part of Croatia • Special Ornithological Reserve • Habitat of four Endangered bird species on European level • Habitat of seven Endangered bird species on national level • The biggest nesting population of the Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus) in Croatia • The only nesting area in the Mediterranean part of Croatia for the Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea), the Great White Egret (Egretta alba), the Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), the Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus) •Habitat for species included in the Bonn Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals •Hot-spot – diversity of ornithofauna (241 species, 102 nesting species) • Number of waterbirds spending the winter on the lake exceeds 100,000 individuals Habitat for possibly the only population of the Mediterranean species of the Rudd (Scardinius erythrophtalamus) •Rich history (first finds date from 2000 years BC). WALKING AND CYCLING,BIRD WATCHING,BOAT SIGHTSEEING, BOAT AND BIKE RENTALS,SPORT FISHING,AUTOCAMP,FISH RESTAURANT
