Transcript TYPICAL PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN ROMANIA

TYPICAL PLANTS AND
ANIMALS IN ROMANIA
The flora and fauna in Romania vary with the
different types of relief. Unfortunately, in Romania as well
as all over the world, there are many species of plants and
animals threatened with extinction.
In this presentation the names of protected plants and
animals are written in red.
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE MOUNTAINS
Edelweiss
(Leontopodium alpinum)
Alpine meadows
Junipers
Mountain peony/alpenrose –
Rhododendron Kotschy
Coniferous forests (firs,
spruces, pines, yews,
larches)
Beech forests
Snake’s head/checkered lily–
Fritillaria meleagris
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE MOUNTAINS
The Swiss Pine –
Pinus cembra
Black/red vanilla orchid–
Nigritella nigra/rubra
Lady’s slipper orchid Cypripedium calceolus
Endemic species which can be found only in
The “Piatra Craiului” Mountains
Piatra Craiului pink
Dianthus Callizonus
Yellow mountain poppy Papaver alpinum sspcorona-Sancti-Stefani
The brown bear –
the Carpathian bear
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE MOUNTAINS
The Bison – Bison bonasus bonasus
Lives only in 2
natural reserves in Romania
The wolf
The squirrel
Romania has the largest
bear population in Europe
The wild boar
The Carpathian deer
The marten
Lynx lynx –
“The Carpathian panther”
Rupicapra rupicapra – The chamois.
Lives on the highest mountain ridges (up
to 1800 m)
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE MOUNTAINS
The Golden eagle –
Aquila chrysaetos
Hazel grouse
Tetrastes bonasia rupestri
The wood grouse
The horned viper
The bearded eagle (Gypaetus barbatus)
Also known as “the bone eater”,
it was declared “extinct” in 1938.
A pair was recently seen in the south-west.
The “Asprete” (Romanichthys valsanicola)
The only fish which has only a
Romanian name. Is is the oldest
fish in the world and the rarest fish
in Europe, possibly in the world.
Endemic species – lives only in
Arges River.
The trout
The rainbow trout
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE HILLY AREAS
Deciduous trees forests
(oak, hornbeam, lime, beech,
birch, elm, maple trees)
Different species of oak
are well represented.
Fruit trees,
especially apple trees
The Double Fernleaf Peony –
Paeonia tenuifolia
“Zau de Campie” Natural Reserve
Vineyards
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE HILLY AREAS
The European rabbit
The fallow deer
The beaver
The badger
The wolf
The wildcat
The fox
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE HILLY AREAS
The Eurasian jay
The black viper
The nightingale
The woodpecker
The pheasant
The hoopoe
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE PLAIN
Different types of grass
Fields of corn,
Corn poppy
wheat,
rape plant,
sunflower
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE PLAIN
Lizard
The ground squirrel
The field mouse
The common hamster
The polecat
The mole
The hare
The hedgehog
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE PLAIN
The quail
The owl
The partridge
The skylark
The kite
The tortoise
The great bustard –
Otis tarda
It disappeared many years ago,
only few birds have been seen
in the west
THE DANUBE DELTA –
NATURAL RESERVE OF THE BIOSPHERE
In September 1990, the Romanian Government declared the Danube Delta and
some nearby areas (580 000ha) as a Biosphere Reserve (RBDD).
In the same year the Danube Delta was recognized as a wetland of international
importance, especially as a waterfowl habitat, and it was included in the RAMSAR
Convention together with other 600 similar areas.
In December 1990, the Danube Delta was included on the UNESCO list of World
Cultural and Natural Heritage
•The only delta in the world which was declared reserve of the biosphere.
•It has the most compact reed plot in the world.
•It annually grows with 40 square meters.
•There are 135 species of fish and 331 species of birds in the Danube Delta, most of them
protected. The Danube Delta is also called “ the birds’ paradise”.
•There are many excellent bird watching areas in Romania, the most stunning of which is
the Danube Delta - 5000 square kilometers of waterways, lakes, floating reed islets,
sand dunes and virgin forest.
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE DANUBE DELTA
Reed and rush
Riverside coppices
(oaks, poplars, willows,
wild vine, lianas)
Floating reed islets
Water-lilies
Letea Forest –
the most northern subtropical European forest
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE DANUBE DELTA
131 species of FISH
Sturgeons (source of caviar)
Carp
Catfish
Pike
Many species of AMPHIBIANS
The tortoise
The frog
Many species of REPTILES –
all of them are protected
The steppe viper
(endangered)
Lizards
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE DANUBE DELTA
INSECTS
Rusalia –
a type of dragon-fly
Rhyparioides metelkana –
night butterfly,
unique in Europe
The otter
The polecat
Mink
The mosquito
The black widow
MAMMALS
The racoon dog
The dolphin
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE DANUBE DELTA
The grey heron
331 species of BIRDS
The great egret
The cormorant
The pelican –
the largest colony in Europe
Many species of wild geese and ducks
The swan
PROTECTED PLANTS IN PLOIEŞTI
Judas tree
Yew tree
Taxus baccata
The Chestnut-trees Boulevard
Gingko biloba
Sycamore
Magnolia
PROTECTED PLANTS IN PLOIEŞTI
Oak
White lime-tree
Japanese pagoda tree
Mulberry tree
The century-old pear-tree –
unique in Ploiesti
Presentation made by pupils from
“Mihai Eminescu” School Ploiesti
for the “Comenius” Multilateral School Partnership
TOGETHER FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT
GREEN
Steluţa Nicolae and Daiana Grigore (8B)
A group of pupils from 8th grades
Teachers involved:
Viorica Maftei (Geography)
Lavinia Dumitrică (Biology)
Sorina Bărbuceanu (English)
Hortensia Bogdan (primary-school teacher)
Boroghina Bogdan(professor of computer studies)
Comorasu Richard(student)
Stefan Cosmin(student)
Slides 18-19 were made with the help of Mrs. Doina Gheorghe from
Prahova Environmental Protection Agency