Vodozemci i gmazovi Učka Nature Park is home to 24 species of amphibians and reptiles, all of which are protected by law. Particularly valuable habitats for herpetofauna in Učka Nature Park are forest in the high-altitude areas of Učka, rocks, rocky ground and screes, as well as ponds, natural water sources, and numerous torrential streams. Particularly valuable species include the relict Horvath’s rock lizard (Iberolacerta horvathi), which appears in the rocks of Učka’s peak ridge, and the alpine salamander (Salamandra atra), an amphibian that lives in the forests of Učka’s peak ridge and on Ćićarija. The only other places where the alpine salamander has been found in Croatia are the areas of Gorski kotar and Žumberak.

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The griffon vulture feeding site

…that griffon vultures, endangered in Croatia, are often flying over Učka in search for food? Once they were nesting here, but today their northern-Adriatic population is decreasing and in order to help in their preservation, a feeding site was build in Učka Nature Park, popularly called 'griffon vulture restaurants'.

The „Two towers“ trail

…that in 2018 a trail named „Two towers“ was established, which connects the town tower in Lovran with the Vojak tower on Učka? The trail goes through the existing hiking trail, and alongside there are educational boards that inform visitors on the flora and fauna of Učka.

The Roman cheese

…that it is traditional on Učka to produce the „molded“ sheep cheese of distinctive taste since the Roman Empire time? Its production was standardized due to its use in the nutrition of the Roman legions, while today's cheese made on Učka doesn't differ much from its antique ancestor.

Slavic mythology

…that the Mošćenička Draga's canyon used to be the scenery of sacred beliefs for the first Slavic settlers on the Kvarner area? The local toponyms like Perun, Babin grob and Voloski kuk witness about the old Slavic cult of Perun.