The area features remarkable wildlife diversity, making the Notranjska Regional Park one of Slovenia's biodiversity hotspots.
Brown bear
The king of our forests
Brown bear
Wolf
Wolves play an important role in the maintaining of natural balance
Wolf
Lynx
Like a forest ghost, lynx moves silently and invisibly through the woods as it stalks its favourite prey
Lynx
Ural owl
Forests of the Javorniki hills and the Menišija plateau are home to Slovenia's second largest owl
Ural owl
Great bittern
One of the rarest birds in Slovenia blends into the surroundings and become practically invisible. It can only be tipped off by its loud booming, which can be heard as far as a couple of kilometres.
Great bittern
Narrow-necked blind cave beetle
The first described cave beetle in the world
Narrow-necked blind cave beetle
Long-horned beetle
Its presence in the Notranjska Regional Park bears witness of the preservation and beauty of our forests
Long-horned beetle
Marsh fritillary
This butterfly is like a crown jewel, because it decorates only the most beautiful, colourful and diverse meadows
Marsh fritillary
Goldenring
Our largest dragonflies can only be found by small, intact streams and their upper courses which haven't been influenced by humans
Goldenring
Corncrake
Corncrake’s call speaks of meadows that are home to endangered plants and animals