Krumovitsa river

The valley of the Krumovitza river and the Diushun river in the Eastern Rhodopi mountains, together with the surrounding low mountain slopes. The rivers flow through deep canyons and open valleys, with the vegetation along the riverbanks dominated by Alnus, Salix, Populus, Rubus, Rosa and Tamarix. Dry grassland, scrub and broadleaved forests cover the neighbouring hills. The forests are dominated by Quercus, Carpinus and Mediterranean tree species. Juniperus is predominant in the sclerophyllous scrub. Land-uses are extensive rearing of sheep and cattle, hunting and forestry, but the area is becoming progressively depopulated due to local emigration. It is designated by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area due to the existence of European and Globally threatened birds species, such as Egyptian and Black Vulture, Roller, Black Stork and others. The Krumovitsa River Valley and adjacent territories are a NATURA2000 site. This is one of the main areas of intensive conservation work of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds/BirdLife Bulgaria.
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