The intact and oxygen-rich streams are home to stone crayfish, which hides under the rocks during the day and is lured out in the evening when it becomes hungry. Goldenrings, our largest dragonflies, continuously fly along the shore. When day throws its shadows over the streams, brown trout comes into sight and starts chasing larvae of caddis-, stone- and mayflies which are only found in the clearest of waters.
Yellow-bellied toads and Alpine crested and common newts get together in puddles where fish never stray, whereas fire and Alpine salamander rather stroll through the forest.
The Alpine character of the Iška and Zala, steep slopes, carbonaceous rocks and areas around the upper course of streams give promise of special and diverse vegetation.
The Alpine character of the Iška and Zala, steep slopes, carbonaceous rocks and areas around the upper course of streams give promise of special and diverse vegetation.
The immense back of the Javorniki hills has been watching over intermittent Lake Cerknica and shaping the character of the Notranjska region landscape and its people since the old days.
