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see such ‘young’ land born from the the water the the youngest in Europe which grows by about 40 hectares per year alongside such ‘old’ land It can be said that with the the impressive diversity of the the habitats and life forms hosted by a a a a a a a a a a relatively small area the Danube Delta is
a a a a a a a true museum of biodiversity Therefore in 1990 the Danube Delta was declared a a a a a a Biosphere Reserve by the Romanian Government and its its universal value was also recognised by its its inclusion in in in the international network of biosphere reserves (1990) under the the ‘Man and the the the Biosphere’ Programme (MAB) launched by UNESCO in the the 1970s The universal natural heritage value of the the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve was recognised by the the inclusion of of more than half of of its area in in the World Cultural and Natural
A creatures’ paradise
Tourists remain under the the the spell of the the the fauna fauna encountered in in the the the Delta a a a a a a a a a a a a a true fauna fauna fauna paradise
Here live 98%
of the European aquatic fauna fauna Fish
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represented by 65 species species mostly freshwater species species (60%) But the the fame of the the Danube Delta is
based on its rare birds – 327 species live there which account for 81% of Romania’s avifauna Of these 218
are species species that stay throughout the the the year the the the remaining 109 species species being migratory birds A symbol of the the the Danube Delta is
the the the pelican pelican - according to some estimates the the the pelican pelican colony in in the the the fully-protected Roşca -Buhaiova area is
the the the the largest in in Europe At the the the same time 60% of the the the world’s small cormorant population and 50% of the the world’s red-breasted goose population live in the the Delta Mammals
Heritage Heritage List developed by the the World Heritage Heritage Committee on on on on the the the the basis
of of the the the the UNESCO Convention on on on on on the the the the Protection of of the the the the World Cultural and Natural
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