is why it is includ- ed among the most important bird hab- itats on continental Europe. Don’t be sur- prised if you also come across wolves, roe deer and wild boar... This led to it being pro- claimed a special nature reserve in 1977, and since 2002 it has been on UNESCO’s prelim- inary list as an area of exceptional natural value. This sprawling, unusual plateau also has room for beekeepers from all over Ser- bia, with honey from the acacia and linden trees here highly valued. The Zagajska Hills are a world of their own. An unusual landscape on the north-eastern periphery of Deliblato Sands, they differ completely from the entire Vo- jvodina plains. Any visitors here will un- doubtedly think that they’ve strayed in- to an ancient fairy tale. That’s because as far as the eye can see there are hills upon hills, ancient sand dunes coloured by for- ests and steppe plants. Mysterious path- ways will take you to the highest peak, at 256 metres, and a monument in the shape of a pyramid. From there you will see the Dan- ube, the Vršac Mountains and the southern Carpathians. Along the way you will proba- bly come across countless mounds of dug up earth, because this location is also the most important habitat and breeding ar- ea for the lesser mole-rate, a rodent which appears on the red list of the world’s most endangered species. Deliblato Sands, with its Zagajska Hills, perhaps no longer represents a real desert, but it is deserted. So, don’t seek any trace of civilisation here, as you are awaited only by the raw force of nature in all its beauty. And don’tbesurprisedifyoucomeacrossastrange, gloomyshepherdwho,unaccustomedtopeo- ple, doesn’t greet you in passing.
Jedan od poslednjih
Tajnoviti puteljci će vas odvesti do najvišeg vrha od 256 metara i spomenika u obliku pi- ramide. Videćete odatle Dunav, Vr- šačke planine, južne Karpate. Vero- vatno ćete usput naići na bezbroj humki izbačene zemlje jer ovaj lo- kalitet je najznačajnije stanište i re- produktivni centar slepog kučeta, glodara sa crvene liste ugroženih vrsta sveta. Deliblatska peščara sa svojim Zagajičkim brdima možda više ni- je prava pustinja, ali jeste pustara. Zato ne tražite ovde nikakvog traga civilizacije, dočekaće vas samo siro- va sila prirode u svoj svojoj lepoti. I nemojte se iznenaditi ako se susret- nete sa ćudljivim smrknutim pasti- rom, koji vas, nenaviknut na ljude, neće pozdraviti u prolazu.
kutaka istinske divljine na ovim prostorima One of the last corners of true wilderness in Europe
Degenova kockavica i još neke retke vrste, koje je moguće naći samo u Deli- blatskoj peščari i nigde više u Srbi- ji. Ovde ćete imati jedinstvenu pri- liku da se susretnete sa mnogim retkim živim stvorenjima, pustinj- skim mravima, mravljim lavom, ba- natskim sokolom, orlom krstašem, orlom kliktašem, stepskim skočimi- šem, stepskim tvorom, jer osim u ovoj peščari, njih malo gde ima i u našoj zemlji i u Evropi. Tako ugro- žene i malobrojne, one su utočište našle baš na ovom području, koje je zato uvršćeno u najznačajnija stani- šta ptica na evropskom kontinentu. Nemojte se začuditi ako usput nai- đete i na vuka, srnu, divlju svinju... Otuda je još davne 1977. proglašena za specijalni rezervat prirode, a od 2002. nalazi se na preliminarnoj listi Uneska kao područje izuzetnih pri- rodnih vrednosti. Na ovom prostra- nom nesvakidašnjem platou mesta ima i za pčelare iz čitave Srbije jer su ovdašnji bagremov i lipov med veoma cenjeni. Svet za sebe su Zagajička brda, neobičan predeo na severoistočnom obodu Peščare, posve drukčiji od cele vojvođanske ravnice. Ko god da ga poseti, nesumnjivo će pomisliti da je zalutao u neku prastaru bajku. Jer dokle god pogled doseže, jed- no na drugo naslanjaju se nanizana brdašca, drevne peščane dine proša- rane šumom i stepskim rastinjem.
WHILE YOU’RE HERE ALREADY... There’s no doubt that you’ll find something to suit your ta- stes in Deliblato Sands, as it offers rural tourism, camping, a school recreational centre, the picnic-excursion areas of Mai- den’s Well and Čardak, observation outposts and sightseeing spots, and sleigh rides in winter. Playing in the snow on the- se ancient dunes is really something special. KAD STE VE TU… Nema sumnje da ćete u Deliblatskoj peščari naći nešto po svom ukusu jer ona nudi seoski turizam, kampovanje, škol- ski rekreativni centar, lovišta, izletišta Devojački bunar i Čar- dak sa osmatračnicama i vidikovcima, a zimi su sankanje i uživanje u igrama na snegu na drevnim dinama nešto zai- sta posebno.
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