Vânători-Neamț Natural Park

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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°09′18″N 26°12′07″E / 47.155°N 26.202°E / 47.155; 26.202[1]
Area	306.31 km2 (118.27 sq mi)
Established	2003
Website	www.vanatoripark.ro

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]

The park is situated in the Eastern Carpathian Foothills, at the foot of the Stânișoara Mountains [ro], 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.

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  European bison
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vânători-Neamț natural reserve.

• Park's website (in Romanian)