Croatia is a blend of marvelous Mediterranean coast, forest-clothed mountain ranges and bountiful meadows. The country's environment is home to a variety of animals; those that swim, fly, crawl and dash. We're bringing you 54 photos of Croatia's fantastic flora and fauna.
© Piotr Krześlak | | The white-tailed eagle is one of Croatia's biggest birds of prey © Julien Duval | | Beds of ready-to-bloom lavender in Istria © Serena Repice Lentini | | Octopi are found throughout Croatia's Adriatic coastline © Dan Gold | | Lemon trees flourish in Croatia's southernmost regions © Zoran Orcik | | The Slavonia region's famous boar © Medvednica Nature Park | | © Harry Collin | | The peregrine falcon in action © Goran Šafarek | | The water lilies and reeds of Kopački Rit in eastern Croatia © Orebić Tourist board | | Two Dalmatian friends: a horse and donkey, historically used as pack animals in the region © Lag Srijeda | | A truffle hunt is underway! © Olga Kriger | | White and black truffles are a delicacy © urospoteko | | Continental Croatia's beautiful roe deer © Croatian National Tourist Board | | The Dubrovnik-Neretva region's delicious mandarines © Pogled | | One of Croatia's only three venomous snakes: the horned viper © Grad Split | | © m-i-ght | | The endangered grey wolf, whose population is around 200 in Croatia © Mathew Schwartz | | A soaring barn owl © Grad Grimalda | | Grapevines are strewn all across Croatia © Zdenek Machacek | | The short-tailed weasel (or 'kuna'), which, gave Croatian money its name © Agroportak | | Almond trees, and their delicious fruit, are prevalent across Dalmatia © Vincent Van Zalinge | | A swallow taking in the scenic view © Poreč Diving Center | | Seahorses swim the Adriatic sea © Frida Bredesen | | A cub of the endangered Eurasian lynx © Croatia Tourism | | Papuk Nature Park's beech forest, one of many in Croatia © Croatia Tourism | | Stag beetles, much less scary than they look © Destination 15 | | Dolphins playing along the Dalmatian coast © Michal Hlavac | | A just-ripened fig © Sergei Uriadnikov | | Croatia's brown bear population numbers around 2000 © Andrej Safaric | | Opatija © Wish Mama | | Otters posing for their close-up © Mošćenička Draga Tourist Board | | Mussels above the sea © barendine | | © Lavi Perchik | | Pomegranate trees are characteristic to the Croatian coast © Jeremy Wermeille | | Storks are one of the many migratory bird species that vacation in Croatia © Kate BR | | Croatia's prized tuna fish © Kopački Rit Nature Park | | Deer making their way through Kopački Rit © Krzysztof Niewolny | | A swallowtail butterfly © Agroportal | | Stone pines, so called for their ability to grow on rocky terrain - like Dalmatia's © Piotr Laskawski | | A European hedgehog © Natura Jader | | © MountMan Photo | | A willow tree dips into the Gacka river © Mesh | | A green European grasshopper © Mapio | | Sea urchins, a sign of clean waters, dot the Croatian coast © Bljesak | | A grand griffon vulture © San Rocco | | Istrian ox, known as Boškarin © UNESCO Geoprak Vis | | Adriatic red coral © San Rocco | | The Lipizzan horse, bred in the regions of Slavonia and Baranja for centuries © Jaroslav Petrasova | | Mountain peonies, one of Croatia's many colourful flower types © Profimedia | | Squid, which usually swim in the Adriatic 30-70 metres below water © Lonjsko Polje Nature Park | | © Lovac | | Croatia's ring-necked pheasant © Grad Brtonigla | | Olive tree groves grace almost every corner of Dalmatia © Lovci Balkana | | The red fox, a solitary hunter found across Croatia © happywindow | | A bed of lavender blooming by the sea
54 photos of Croatia's fantastic flora and fauna
Discover the country's wild side
Written by Lara Rasin
Assistant Editor
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