Apuseni Mountains Forest
CountryRomania
Area5,500 km2
TypeMixed temperate
Key SpeciesBrown bear, wolf, lynx
About Apuseni Mountains Forest
Part of the Carpathian mountain forest system. Contains some of Europes last old-growth beech forests. Over 400 caves beneath the forest. Brown bears hibernate in the limestone caves. Traditional logging communities for centuries.
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