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In the 1872. Montenegrin king
Nikola had realized that Biogradska gora (Biograd`s woods)
was the great ecological heritage for future generations and protected it by the law.
This is the one of the last three jungles
in Europe, with typical jungle vegetation. The National Park takes 5400ha of the
central part of the Bjelasica Mountain, between the rivers Tara
and Lim. Eighty percent of this area are the wooded. The many trees are over 500 years
old. There are 26 plant ecosystems, 86 kinds of trees and over 220 various plants. The one-hundred
year old trees are 40 – 50m high. There are typical mountain trees: oak, maple, beech,
fir, etc. The birds watchers and ornithologists can enjoy the
flights of eagles and 150 other birds. Biograd`s woods is the home of bears, wolves,
dears, foxes, etc. There are over 350 kinds of insects.
Intensive glacial
activity has formed the various geo – morphologic shapes, like the river valleys and
mountain peaks, some over 2000m high. The most famous and the biggest lake in the area is
Biogradsko jezero, located in the middle of the park, 1094 m above sea level.
