Where can you see the European Ground Squirrel?
Some of the best places to see the European Ground Squirrel in the wild include Rila National Park (Bulgaria), Central Balkan National Park (Bulgaria) and Aggtelek National Park (Hungary) — among 6 wildlife hotspots across Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Aggtelek National Park
Szin, Hungary
+119 birds+13 mammals
Where limestone karst terrain rises and plunges across North Hungary's borderlands, Aggtelek National Park unfolds across 543 square kilometres of one of Europe's most geologically dramatic…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCentral Balkan National Park
Zhidov dol, Bulgaria
+135 birds+16 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Bulgarian highlands, ancient beech and conifer forests blanket mountains that rise dramatically from the Balkan range's heart. This wilderness encompasses three…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDanube Delta Biosphere Reserve
Tulcea, Romania
+277 birds+27 mammals
Where the Danube surrenders to the Black Sea, a vast labyrinth of channels, reed beds, and freshwater lakes sprawls across nearly 13,400 square kilometers of eastern…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKFertő–hanság National Park
Fertőszéplak, Hungary
+246 birds+11 mammals
Where the Austro-Hungarian plains meet the foothills of Western Transdanubia, nearly 900 square kilometres of wetland, reed bed, and mixed woodland form one of Central Europe's…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKHortobágy National Park
Hortobágy, Hungary
+260 birds+17 mammals
Across the North Great Plain of Hungary stretches one of Europe's most expansive semi-natural grassland systems, where horizon-wide vistas of steppe and wetland create a landscape…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKRila National Park
Mala tsarkva, Bulgaria
+138 birds+4 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Balkan skyline, pristine conifer forests blanket steep mountain slopes in an ecological tapestry that has remained largely undisturbed for centuries. Bulgaria's…
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