Vânători-Neamț Natural Park | |
Alt Name: | Parcul Natural Vânători Neamț |
Iucn Category: | V |
Map: | Romania |
Location: | Neamț County, Romania |
Nearest City: | Târgu Neamț |
Coordinates: | 47.155°N 26.202°W |
Coords Ref: | [1] |
Area Km2: | 306.31 |
Established: | 2003 |
The Vânători-Neamț Natural Park (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Parcul Natural Vânători-Neamț) is situated in north-east Romania, in Neamț County, on the border with Suceava County. It lies on the administrative territories of the communes Agapia, Bălțătești, Brusturi, Crăcăoani, Vânători-Neamț, Răucești, Boroaia (Suceava), and the town of Târgu Neamț.[2]
The park is situated in the Eastern Carpathian Foothills, at the foot of the, and is crossed by the rivers Cracău and Ozana.[2]
Vânători Park is one of the few places where the European bison (Bison bonasus) can be seen. There are 17 such zimbrii in a protected area in Vânători-Neamț commune.[2] The aurochs head ("cap de bour" in Romanian) is the heraldic symbol of the historical province of Moldavia, although the aurochs (now extinct) was a separate species from the European bison.