The fauna of Romania consists of 33,792 species of animals.

Red deer live in Carpathian Mountains but can be met also in the
hilly and plain woodland.
The Carpathian stag population consists of about 35.000 specimens.
In Romania they inhabit forests, from the Danube Delta to
the heaths in the Carpathians.
Wild boar
About 40 % of the
European effective is in our
country.
Wolf and bear are ones of the most important fauna species in
Romanian forests .
About 50 % of the
European population is in Romania.
Wolf
Brown bear
The Carpathians are home to the largest continuous populations of
large carnivores, including the lynx making it the most important population in
Europe.
Hare
Lepus Europaeus
Lepus Europaeus Transsilvanicus
Lynx
The wildcat
The wildcat physically resembles domesticated cats in
most respects. It is met along the Alpine area until the
Danube Meadow.
Pheasant
Males are usually larger
than females and have longer tails.
The Danube Delta is a genuine fauna paradise.
98% of the aquatic European fauna lives here. The fame of the Delta is due to the
327 species which can be met here and which represents 81% of Romania's avifauna.
Danube Delta Pelicans
The pelican is the symbol of the Danube Delta, the Tulcea
county and the whole of Dobrogea.
The grebe a widely
distributed freshwater
diving bird.
Grebe
Herons resemble birds in
some other families, such
as the storks, ibises,
spoonbills and cranes.
Heron
Nightingale
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