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Piatra Craiului National Park is one of the richest natural reservations in Romania, with a surface of over 1200 HA, which is protected by law since 1938. Garofiţa Pietrei Craiului(dianthus callizonus), specific to the area, became the symbol of Piatra Craiului and can be found an both slopes. It is an unique flower in Romania , discovered more than 100 years ago by botanists Schott and Otschy. They named it "garofiţă cu prea frumoase brâuri" (Carthusian Pink with too beautiful girdles). You can also find here other species as lion's foot and rose bay. As far as fauna is concerned, there are 89 species in the area, 50 of them being protected. The chamois(Rupicapra rupicapra) found in the alpine zone is representative. In Piatra Craiului Massif live over 40%of the 100 mammalian species of the entire country. Some examples are: deer (Capreolus capreolus) found in dense forests, buck (Cervus elaphus) located at the superior limit of the forest, bear (Ursus arctos) which populate the coniferous forest situated at the base of the massif while the wild boar(Susscrofa) can be found on glades. Rather frequently we can also find such species as fox, squirrel, lynx or wolf. Studies have shown the existence of three circulation passages used by bears, wolves and lynx between Piatra Craiului and Bucegi, passages that will have a special protection regime. From the bird species representative is the capercailzie ( Tetrao urogallus), which lives in coniferous forests, especially on the western slope and in the forests from Martoiu, and a small number of aquila (Aquila chrysaetos).