Kopneni puževi Učka’s peak ridge is generally included in the strict protection zone because of the wide range of different types of habitats such as meadows, rocky habitats with cliffs, screes, and forest habitats with well-preserved old forests that abound in animal species. Of particular interest are land snails, among which are numerous endemic species typical of the Istrian area (such as Medeora albescens albescens on the rocks of the Škrile source), and other species that are protected according to the Croatian Nature Protection Law. As many as 31 species of land snails have by now been registered in this area.

Did you know?

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.