Natural regional park of Serre

Parco Naturale Regionale delle Serre
Fallà area, Monte Cucco and other mountains
Map showing the location of Parco Naturale Regionale delle Serre
Map showing the location of Parco Naturale Regionale delle Serre
Serre
Location of park
LocationCalabria
Nearest citySerra San Bruno
Coordinates38°33′59″N 16°22′20″E / 38.56639°N 16.37222°E / 38.56639; 16.37222
Area0.17687 km2 (0.06829 sq mi)
Established2004
Governing bodyRegione Calabria
www.parcodelleserre.it
Serre park map
Cascata del Marmarico

The Natural Regional Park of Serre (Italian: Parco naturale regionale delle Serre) is a protected natural area of Calabria, Italy, created in 2004.

Parco naturale regionale delle Serre

Geography

Located between Aspromonte and La Sila, it is crossed by two mountain ranges, Monte Pecoraro and Monte Covello, large forests, including the Wood of Stilo (Bosco di Stilo), and rivers with waterfalls, including Marmarico Falls (Cascata del Marmarico), near Bivongi, and Pietracupa Falls, near Guardavalle.

The park covers 17.687 hectares (43.71 acres) and extends into the provinces of Catanzaro, Reggio Calabria and Vibo Valentia: Acquaro, Arena, Badolato, Bivongi, Brognaturo, Cardinale, Davoli, Fabrizia, Gerocarne, Guardavalle, Maierato, Mongiana, Monterosso Calabro, Nardodipace, Pizzo, Pizzoni, Polia, Santa Caterina dello Ionio, Satriano, San Sostene, Serra San Bruno, Simbario, Sorianello, Spadola, Stilo.

Fauna

In 2023, the Italian branch of the WWF began a reintroduction of the endangered Mesola red deer, which otherwise survives only in a limited population in the Bosco della Mesola Nature Reserve, starting with the gradual release of fifty deer into the park. Two fawns were born the following summer.[1][2]

The animals present in the park:

Mammals

Birds

Reptiles

Amphibians

Insects:

Points of interest

See also

References

  1. ^ "Torna in natura il cervo italico al via un progetto per salvarlo" [The Italian deer returns to nature a project to save it is underway]. WWF Italia (in Italian). WWF. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Continua l'operazione cervo italico" [The Italian red deer operation continues]. WWF Italia (in Italian). WWF. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.