Uvac, Serbia - Special Nature Reserve

Special nature reserve “Uvac”, premier category natural estate of great importance, is located on south western Serbia, on territories of municipalities Sjenica and Nova Varoš, about 250 km south of Belgrade. The Reserve is located between mountains Javor and Zlatar and covers surface of Uvac Lake and part of the River Uvac. The length of the river Uvac is about 120 km. The status of a “special nature reserve” the territory around the river Uvac received thanks to unique plant and animal species that can be encountered here. The most significant is Griffon vulture, one of the 140 species of birds that live in the wild area of the natural reserve, making the symbol of Uvac Canyon. Griffon vulture is a special kind of scavenger vulture that was faced with extinction in the territory of Serbia. It is one of the four vulture species which inhabits Europe, but the only one with habitat in Serbia. It has a long life span, about fifty years. With its weight up to 15 kilograms and wing span of about three meters it looks very powerful and represent an air attraction. His role in the food chain in the ecosystem is unique and irreplaceable. Griffon vulture eats exclusively dead animals, thus preventing the spread of infection and makes the “natural recycling”. Special Nature Reserve Uvac is the only nesting area of the goosander in Serbia, as well as the area where has been recorded the largest population of this rare species of birds in the Balkans. Beside the griffon vulture you can also see others endanger bird species, like Golden eagle and osprey, eagle owl, mountain wall creeper, and common merganser. On the gorge area are recorded total of 216 plant and 400 bird species, and its habitat in these parts have also found lynxes, and otter, as well as many species of endemic insects and bats which are listed in European red list of rare and endangered fauna species. Also, this area is important because other rare and endangered species of mammals and other fauna live here, such as wolfs, bears, wild boars, foxes, rabbits, badgers and martens. Another natural resource of the canyon reserve are clean waters, the habitat of 24 fish species, and also the place of natural fish breeding for the species such as brown trout, lake trout, brook trout, pikeperch, chub and Danube barbel. There is a large number of caves and they vary in size, from rock shelters to one of the biggest cave systems known so far in Serbia: the cave system called Ušački, 6185 m long. There are other caves worth mentioning like: Tubića cave, the cave Durulja, Baždarska cave… The Reserve also offers a great variety of activities, such as fishing, cycling, hiking and camping. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by “zero-project“ Song title: “Through the looking glass“ Official website: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you like what you see, subscribe and click the bell to enable notifications for more travel videos. I really appreciate your support! ❤️❤️❤️ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Note: The content of this channel, including: videos, images and logo must not be downloaded for the purpose of being re-uploaded to YouTube or another 3rd party website. Videos and images made by Very Nice Travel. All rights reserved. #verynicetravel #uvac #serbia #srbija