Red Data Book animals of the Carpathians

Carpathian animals protected by the Red Data Book of Ukraine: hunting, catching or disturbing them is prohibited. Their maps are deliberately coarse so that they never point to dens, nests or spawning grounds.

Red Data Book of UkraineFire salamanderSalamandra salamandraThe black salamander with yellow spots emerges in the beech forests of the Carpathians after rain. It is a vulnerable species listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine.

Red Data Book of UkraineCarpathian newtLissotriton montandoniAn endemic of the Carpathians: a small newt with an orange belly lives only in these mountains. A vulnerable species in the Red Book of Ukraine.

Red Data Book of UkraineBrown bearUrsus arctosThe largest predator of the Carpathians. In Ukraine, it permanently lives only in the Carpathians; listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine as a vulnerable species.

Red Data Book of UkraineIn season nowGolden eagleAquila chrysaetosThe largest eagle of the Carpathians. In the Ukrainian Carpathians, only 10–15 pairs nest — a vulnerable species in the Red Book of Ukraine.

Red Data Book of UkraineWestern capercaillieTetrao urogallusThe largest forest bird of the Carpathians, whose spring display is one of the wonders of the mountain forest. A disappearing species listed in the Red Book of Ukraine.

Red Data Book of UkraineIn season nowEurasian lynxLynx lynxThe largest cat of the Carpathians, a secretive hunter of old forests. Listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine as a vulnerable species.

Red Data Book of UkraineGraylingThymallus thymallusA fish of clean mountain rivers with a high dorsal fin resembling a 'flag'. Red Data Book of Ukraine: fishing is prohibited, compensation 14,000 UAH.

Red Data Book of UkraineApolloParnassius apolloThe large white butterfly with red 'eyes' is a symbol of mountain nature. It has likely disappeared from the Ukrainian Carpathians.

Red Data Book of UkraineIn season nowHuchenHucho huchoThe largest fish of the mountain rivers of the Carpathians. A disappearing species in the Red Data Book of Ukraine: fishing is prohibited, compensation — 14,000 UAH.

Red Data Book of UkraineEuropean bisonBison bonasusThe largest animal in Europe, reintroduced to the Carpathians. The largest herd in Ukraine is in the Skole Beskids National Nature Park.

Red Data Book of UkraineBlack storkCiconia nigraA secretive forest relative of the white stork, feeding in the mountain streams of the Carpathians. A rare species in the Red Book of Ukraine.

Red Data Book of UkraineLesser spotted eagleClanga pomarinaA small eagle of the Carpathian foothills that hunts in meadows and pastures, migrating to Africa for the winter. A rare species in the Red Data Book.

Red Data Book of UkraineYellow-bellied toadBombina variegataA small gray toad with a bright yellow belly lives in the puddles of forest roads in the Carpathians. It is a vulnerable species listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine.

Red Data Book of UkraineEuropean stag beetleLucanus cervusThe largest beetle in Europe with deer-like 'antlers'. It lives in old oak forests of the Carpathian foothills; a rare species in the Red Book of Ukraine.

Red Data Book of UkraineEurasian eagle-owlBubo buboThe largest owl in Europe with orange eyes and feathered 'ears'. A rare species in the Red Data Book of Ukraine.

Red Data Book of UkraineEurasian otterLutra lutraA nimble fish hunter that lives in clean Carpathian rivers. A vulnerable species listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine.

Red Data Book of UkraineAesculapian snakeZamenis longissimusThe longest snake of the Ukrainian Carpathians, non-venomous and rare. Listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine as a vulnerable species.

Red Data Book of UkraineAlpine newtIchthyosaura alpestrisThe Alpine newt has a blue back and an orange belly, breeding in cold ponds and puddles of the Carpathians.

Red Data Book of UkraineIn season nowUral owlStrix uralensisA large gray owl with a round head and long tail, the Ural owl is a resident of the old beech forests of the Carpathians.

Red Data Book of UkraineRosalia longicornRosalia alpinaA blue-gray beetle with black spots and long antennae — a highlight of the old beech forests of the Carpathians. Vulnerable species.

Red Data Book of UkraineIn season nowEuropean wildcatFelis silvestrisThe wild ancestor of domestic cats, a secretive inhabitant of the beech and oak forests of the Carpathians. A vulnerable species listed in the Red Book of Ukraine.

Red Data Book of UkraineBlack grouseLyrurus tetrixA black bird with a lyre-shaped tail that displays at dawn. It has survived only in some areas of the Ukrainian Carpathians.

Red Data Book of UkraineHazel grouseTetrastes bonasiaThe smallest forest grouse in the Carpathians: quiet, mottled, reveals itself with a thin whistle. A vulnerable species in the Red Book of Ukraine.

Red Data Book of UkraineAlpine accentorPrunella collarisA bird of the highest peaks of the Carpathians, living among rocks and scree at an altitude of 1,600–2,060 m. A vulnerable species in the Red Book of Ukraine.

Red Data Book of UkraineIn season nowBarbelBarbus barbusA bottom fish with four whiskers that lives in the clean rivers of the Tisza, Prut, and Dniester basins. A vulnerable species in the Red Book of Ukraine.