In some caves, from Slovenia to Albania we can find a very strange animal. It is called the human fish, proteus or olm. The Proteus - Proteus anguinus is an amphibian similar to salamander.

Proteus in its natural environment, Jama (Cave) Baredine, Croatia; (c) Pavel Reich 2012

Viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara), Lysá mountain - PLA Beskydy

Hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia) - Lysá mountain, PLA Beskydy

European badger (Meles meles) is nocturnal species - Lysá mountain, PLA Beskydy

We have captured these rare pictures of the white-backed woodpecker in late February 2012 at the south side of Lysá mountain in the Beskydy PLA.

White-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)