In the Aqualutra park you will learn everything about the mystery of the otter, its way of life and its habitats. You will get to know different measures for proving for and protecting the otter’s habitat – waters. You will also discover other species of fauna and flora, which live in and next to local waters. You will be taken into a valuable water world by the otter. Open your eyes, prick up your ears, enter and indulge the hug of nature!
Otter – the queen of waters
Eurasian otter (latin. Lutra lutra) has entered into nature protection with big steps in the eighties of the past century. From industrially developed countries with high life level it almost disappeared or became very rare. As one of the most endangered European species it became the symbol of European convention of safety of animal and plant species – Berne convention. It is also ranked in addition of II and IV European habitat guidelines; that is why the special conservation measures must be provided. One of these measures are also special conservation areas, connected to European ecological network Natura 2000. We are standing in the middle of such area: Goričko with a sign SI3000221.
The Otter is predator from the family of martens, umbrella species of freshwater ecosystems and excellent indicator of their conservation. Its lovely image communicates: do not desecrate rivers and streams with sewages from households, agriculture and industry, preserve their natural river-beds with green riversides and respect water as a valuable natural good! With otter we will preserve all biodiversity of lakes, swamps, rivers and stream, from the spring to the mouth.
It is a mammal of brown color and completely adjusted to life in water. In average it grows around 90 centimeters in length, occasionally also over one meter. Its withers height is around 30 centimeters. Grown otter weights around 10 kilograms. Otter mostly lives in water, its main prey are fishe, also other smaller mammals, amphibians and plants, it is extremely hydrodynamically formed animal. The tail helps it while swimming, with which it pedals through water. Tail represents half of the animal’s length.
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Map of the park Aqualutra
On the map of the park of Aqualutra are marked all the points you can see while visiting this part of Slovenia. It offers a small insight into the life of otters and its habitats. To view the map in full size, just click on the image on the left or on the link to open it in another window. [_See the map_]
Project LIFE: The preservation of otter at Goričko
In the time frame from November 2004 and all to the May 2009 at Goričko activities under the project LIFE – NATURA took place. The project’s purpose was the preservation of otter. In that time frame otters were monitored, followed, and their movement and behaviour was watched. [_Read more_]
Križevci
Village Križevci is located within the Goričko Nature Park, on its north-east part in the municipality Gornji Petrovci. The settlement is combined of five hamlets, spread on ridges and three valleys, which in Dol flow into Mala Krka. The name of the village Križevci comes from the chapel of St. Cross. [_Read more_]