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Bakarlia

village of Yerusalimovo (Lyubimets) and village of Izvorovo (Harmanli) in Haskovo, Bulgaria

The Bakarlia Protected Area is located on the territory of Haskovo Municipality and encompasses the Baker Dere river and the slopes of Sakar Mountain - low rocky massifs with many reptiles, including: the javelin sand boa, the sheltopusik, the blotched snake, the two terrestrial tortoises and others. From the amphibians, one can encounter the Eastern spadefoot toad which is included in the Red Book.

INTERESTING FACTS: 
An important site for the conservation of the long-legged buzzard, the black stork, and the lesser spotted eagle. Regarding mammals, one can see here the European ground squirrel, the red deer, and the European roe deer.
 

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