Mura oxbow lakes near Petišovci

Mura, Slovenia’s largest river with a lowland character is the left tributary of river Drava. The floodplain around Mura still has preserved floodplain forests, parallel riverbeds and oxbow lakes, and larger complexes of wet meadows. Due to rare and endangered habitat types and rare and protected species, this area’s biodiversity and nature protection significance make it one of the most important ones in Slovenia. With the project we want to slow down the process of degradation and overgrowing of three oxbow lakes. We will remove the excess overgrowth, improve the hydrological conditions and remove the invasive alien fish species. Through various actions we want to raise the stakeholders’ awareness of the importance of oxbow lakes and biodiversity, which will contribute to conservation of nature.