Rila Monastery Nature Park Management Plan - part - usaid

February 2004
Rila Monastery Nature Park
Distribution of Animal Species of Conservation Significance
Represented on this map are the principal locations of four categories of
animal species, both vertebrate and invertebrate, of conservation significance:
endemic, relict, rare and endangered. Clearly distinguished are species endangered on
a national, European and world scale, and their locations are shown accordingly. The
locations marked on the map are not the only ones where the respective species are
encountered; they merely indicate the locations of the sampling stations used in the
Rapid Ecological Assessment or are based on additional literary data about the species
in question. A considerable proportion of the species of conservation significance are
in fact spread over much larger areas than indicated on the map.
Dominant among the invertebrate species of conservation significance are the
endemic, relict (mostly glacial) and rare species. The former two groups can be
encountered primarily at higher altitudes within the Park and serve as an illustration
of ongoing evolutionary processes in its territory. Rare species can be encountered at
all altitudes and in all types of habitats.
Among the vertebrate species of conservation significance, the endangered
ones clearly dominate. The most numerous of those are species endangered on a
European level, followed by ones endangered on a national and world level. Although
animal species of conservation significance are spread practically throughout the
entire Park territory, there are areas where their relative concentration is higher
(around Kalin Dam, at Varla Peak, in the northeastern, eastern ad southeastern ridges
and portions of the Park, in the area of Bukovo Bardo, along the river valleys, in the
area between Mramoretz and Theodossievi Karauli peaks, etc.). Some of these areas
actually abut similar ones in the territory of Rila National Park (especially the Central
Rila and Parangalitza reserves), which is evidence of the coexistence of both Parks as
one integral nature complex of high conservation significance.
The remaining object categories are as per the Base Map.
Digital models by Agrolesproject PLC, as well as data provided by consultants
to the BCEG Project, have served as the basis for compiling this map.
Rila Monastery Nature Park
Management Plan - Draft
2004 - 2013