Natural regional park of Serre


The Natural Regional Park of Serre is a protected natural area of Calabria, Italy, created in 2004.
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Geography

Located between Aspromonte and La Sila, it is crossed by two mountain ranges, Monte Pecoraro and Monte Covello, large forests, including the Wood of Stilo, and rivers with waterfalls, including Marmarico Falls, near Bivongi, and Pietracupa Falls, near Guardavalle.
The park covers and extends into the provinces of Catanzaro, Reggio Calabria and Vibo Valentia: Acquaro, Arena, Badolato, Bivongi, Brognaturo, Cardinale, Davoli, Fabrizia, Gerocarne, Guardavalle, Maierato, Mongiana, Monterosso Calabro, Nardodipace, Pizzo, Pizzoni, Polia, Santa Caterina dello Ionio, Satriano, San Sostene, Serra San Bruno, Simbario, Sorianello, Spadola, Stilo.

Fauna

In 2023, the Italian branch of the WWF began a reintroduction of the endangered Mesola red deer, which otherwise survives only in a limited population in the Bosco della Mesola Nature Reserve, starting with the gradual release of fifty deer into the park. Two fawns were born the following summer.
The animals present in the park:

Mammals

Birds

Reptiles

Amphibians

Insects:

Points of interest