The flora and fauna in Romania vary with the different types of relief. Unfortunately, in Romania as well as all over the world, there are many species of plants and animals threatened with extinction.
In this presentation the names of protected plants and animals are written in red.

PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE MOUNTAINS
Alpine meadows
Edelweiss
(Leontopodium alpinum)
Junipers
Coniferous forests (firs, spruces, pines, yews, larches)
Mountain peony/alpenrose –
Rhododendron Kotschy
Beech forests
Snake’s head/checkered lily–
Fritillaria meleagris

PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE MOUNTAINS
The Swiss Pine –
Pinus cembra
Black/red vanilla orchid–
Nigritella nigra/rubra
Lady’s slipper orchid -
Cypripedium calceolus
Endemic species which can be found only in
The “Piatra Craiului” Mountains
Piatra Craiului pink
Dianthus Callizonus
Yellow mountain poppy -
Papaver alpinum sspcorona-Sancti-Stefani

The brown bear – the Carpathian bear
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE MOUNTAINS
The wolf
The Bison – Bison bonasus bonasus
Lives only in 2 natural reserves in Romania
The squirrel
Romania has the largest bear population in Europe
The Carpathian deer
The wild boar
The marten
Lynx lynx –
“The Carpathian panther”
Rupicapra rupicapra – The chamois.
Lives on the highest mountain ridges (up to 1800 m)

PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE MOUNTAINS
The Golden eagle –
Aquila chrysaetos
Hazel grouse
Tetrastes bonasia rupestri
The wood grouse
The horned viper
The bearded eagle (Gypaetus barbatus)
Also known as “the bone eater”, it was declared “extinct” in 1938.
A pair was recently seen in the south-west.
The “Asprete” (Romanichthys valsanicola)
The only fish which has only a
Romanian name. Is is the oldest fish in the world and the rarest fish in Europe, possibly in the world.
Endemic species – lives only in
Arges River.
The trout
The rainbow trout

PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE HILLY AREAS
Deciduous trees forests
(oak, hornbeam, lime, beech, birch, elm, maple trees)
Fruit trees, especially apple trees
The Double Fernleaf Peony –
Paeonia tenuifolia
“Zau de Campie” Natural Reserve
Different species of oak are well represented.
Vineyards

PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE HILLY AREAS
The European rabbit
The fallow deer The beaver
The badger
The wildcat
The wolf
The fox

PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE HILLY AREAS
The Eurasian jay
The black viper
The nightingale
The hoopoe
The woodpecker
The pheasant

Different types of grass
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE PLAIN
Corn poppy
Fields of corn, wheat, rape plant, sunflower

Lizard
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE PLAIN
The ground squirrel
The field mouse
The hare
The polecat
The hedgehog
The common hamster
The mole

The skylark
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE PLAIN
The owl
The quail The partridge
The kite
The tortoise
The great bustard –
Otis tarda
It disappeared many years ago, only few birds have been seen in the west

THE DANUBE DELTA –
NATURAL RESERVE OF THE BIOSPHERE
In September 1990, the Romanian Government declared the Danube Delta and some nearby areas (580 000ha) as a Biosphere Reserve (RBDD).
In the same year the Danube Delta was recognized as a wetland of international importance, especially as a waterfowl habitat, and it was included in the RAMSAR
Convention together with other 600 similar areas.
In December 1990, the Danube Delta was included on the UNESCO list of World
Cultural and Natural Heritage
•The only delta in the world which was declared reserve of the biosphere.
•It has the most compact reed plot in the world.
•It annually grows with 40 square meters.
•There are 135 species of fish and 331 species of birds in the Danube Delta, most of them protected. The Danube Delta is also called “ the birds’ paradise”.
•There are many excellent bird watching areas in Romania, the most stunning of which is the Danube Delta - 5000 square kilometers of waterways, lakes, floating reed islets, sand dunes and virgin forest.

Reed and rush
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE DANUBE DELTA
Floating reed islets
Riverside coppices
(oaks, poplars, willows, wild vine, lianas)
Water-lilies
Letea Forest – the most northern subtropical European forest

PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE DANUBE DELTA
Sturgeons (source of caviar)
131 species of FISH
Carp
Catfish
Pike
The tortoise
Many species of AMPHIBIANS
The frog
Many species of REPTILES – all of them are protected
The steppe viper
(endangered)
Lizards

PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE DANUBE DELTA
INSECTS
Rusalia – a type of dragon-fly
Rhyparioides metelkana – night butterfly, unique in Europe
The mosquito
The black widow
Mink
The otter
MAMMALS
The polecat The racoon dog
The dolphin

The grey heron
PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE DANUBE DELTA
331 species of BIRDS
The great egret
The pelican – the largest colony in Europe
The cormorant
Many species of wild geese and ducks
The swan

Judas tree
PROTECTED PLANTS IN PLOIEŞTI
Yew tree
Taxus baccata
The Chestnut-trees Boulevard
Gingko biloba
Sycamore
Magnolia

Oak
PROTECTED PLANTS IN PLOIEŞTI
White lime-tree
Japanese pagoda tree
The century-old pear-tree – unique in Ploiesti
Mulberry tree

Presentation made by pupils from
“Mihai Eminescu” School Ploiesti for the “Comenius” Multilateral School Partnership
TO G ETHER FO R A B E TTER E NVIRONME N T
GREEN
Steluţa Nicolae and Daiana Grigore (8B)
A group of pupils from 8th grades
Teachers involved :
Viorica Maftei (Geography)
Lavinia Dumitrică (Biology)
Sorina Bărbuceanu (English)
Hortensia Bogdan (primary-school teacher)
Boroghina Bogdan(professor of computer studies)
Comorasu Richard(student)
Stefan Cosmin(student)
Slides 18-19 were made with the help of Mrs. Doina Gheorghe from
Prahova Environmental Protection Agency