Vânători-Neamț Natural Park
Protected area in Romania
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The Vânători-Neamț Natural Park (Romanian: Parcul Natural Vânători-Neamț) is situated in north-east Romania, in Neamț County, on the border with Suceava County. It lies on the administrative territories of the communes Agapia, Bălțătești, Brusturi, Crăcăoani, Vânători-Neamț, Răucești, Boroaia (Suceava), and the town of Târgu Neamț.[2]
| Vânători-Neamț Natural Park | |
|---|---|
| Parcul Natural Vânători Neamț | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 Vânători Park | |
  Location within Romania | |
| Location | Neamț County, Romania |
| Nearest city | Târgu Neamț |
| Coordinates | 47.155°N 26.202°E[1] |
| Area | 306.31 km2 (118.27 sq mi) |
| Established | 2003 |
| Website | www |
The park is situated in the Eastern Carpathian Foothills, at the foot of the Stânișoara Mountains, and is crossed by the rivers Cracău and Ozana.[2]
Vânători Park is one of the few places where the European bison (Bison bonasus) can be seen. There are 17 such zimbrii in a protected 180 ha (440 acres) area in Vânători-Neamț commune.[2] The aurochs head ("cap de bour" in Romanian) is the heraldic symbol of the historical province of Moldavia, although the aurochs (now extinct) was a separate species from the European bison.
