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| Welcome to the kingdom of bears |
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| Krokar primary (virgin) forest in the fog |
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| Predominant forest type with lots of conifers |
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| Kočevska Reka |
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| Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius - female |
Spent the whole weekend roving in the forests of Kočevje with a group of friends. The area represents the largest forest system in Slovenia and along with the Snežnik plateau and Gorski Kotar (in nearby Croatia) makes up one of the largest wilderness areas in Europe.
Highlights included a
BROWN BEAR Ursus arctos seen at twilight on a forest glade, a confiding
Ural Owl Strix uralensis, Grey-headed
Picus canus & Black Woodpecker
Dryocopus martius and Peregrine
Falco peregrinus.
