Danube-Drava National Park

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Danube-Drava National Park was founded in 1996 and is located in the south west of Hungary. The current area is 490 square kilometres and the majority of the national park sites are located within the Danube and Drava floodland areas, of which 190 km2 are Ramsar wetlands. Black stork and White-tailed eagle populations are of European significance.

Seven invertebrate species are found only here in Hungary. Habitats along the Drava host more than 400 protected plants and animals. Species endemic to national park areas include the black hawthorn and the Drava caddis fly.

On 15 September 2021, Danube-Drava National Park was designated as one of the core protected areas of the Transboundary UNESCO Biosphere Reserve "Mura-Drava-Danube" – often called the "Amazon of Europe" – which links five countries along over 700 km of the Mura, Drava and Danube rivers. Within the park, a dynamic mosaic of marshes, oxbow lakes, channels and riparian woodlands absorbs seasonal floods and maintains water quality downstream. This network of wetlands supports a rich diversity of life, with extensive populations of fish, reptiles, aquatic invertebrates and marsh birds, alongside a variety of mammals adapted...