Six one-year-old Griffon vultures, named Plavnik, Kvarnerić, Kruna, Nevera, Jadran and Pavlomir, have taken to the skies above the Kvarner islands. They were released back …
Jesenova Pond in Lužina Forest
Jesenova Pond lies at the bottom of a sinkhole in the forest region of Jesenova, near the community of Kosi, on the edge of Lužina Forest.
The pond is in a shallow sinkhole…
Kapitov Dol
At the bottom of Kapitov Dol, the loveliest karst sinkhole in Viškovo Municipality, lies Kapitovac, a pond (kalić in the local dialect) that never runs dry…
The Kukuljani dolines
The Kukuljan dolines are an extraordinary hydrological phenomenon of the Croatian Littoral. A karst lake periodically emerges as a result of heavy rainfall and/or melting snow…
Large boulders at the base of the summit of Mt Učka
Photo 1. A group of large boulders above Vela Učka (Photo by M. Randić) Large boulders at the base of the summit of Mt Učka …
"Leopard spots" in Lokvarka Cave
Photo 1. A vermiculation resembling leopard spots on a wall in Lokvarka Cave (Photo from the archives of P.I. “Priroda”) “Leopard spots” in Lokvarka Cave …
WHAT IS AN UPPER-PLEISTOCENE ALPINE FAUNISTIC COMMUNITY?
Photo 1. The entrance to Druška Peć Cave below Mt Učka. Situated on the southern slopes of the torrent-carved depression of Mošćenička Draga, the cave …
WHAT IS THE PLEISTOCENE?
Photo 1. Today, the bottom of Velo Snižno, a glaciokarst basin not far from Platak in the Rijeka hinterland, is covered with Pleistocene deposits. At …
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Slika 1. Dno glaciokrške uvale Velo Snižno nedaleko Platka u zaleđu Rijeke danas je prekriveno pleistocenskim taložinama, a tijekom pojedinih dijelova pleistocena ova je udolina …
EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK
Photo 1. “Identify the Parts of Plants” Workshop (Photo by N.Trinajstić) EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK European Mobility Week is organized with the objective to promote sustainable …