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Spread across 23,000 hectares, it's where the Drava River meets the Danube: A one-of-a-kind nature preserve in Slavonia, in eastern Croatia. It is home to ...

"It means that if you affect one link of that food chain, the entire chain would feel the consequences. "By law, over 410 areas are protected, covering 820,000 hectares. "If there are no floods, then the fish spawning won't happen. Cruises of one of Croatia's largest nature reserves have been limited as climate change impacting water levels./CGTN As climate change started affecting river levels, Kopacki Rit started to receive less frequent and less intense floodwaters, affecting every single one of those species living in the swampland. For years now, the water levels have been receding in one of Croatia's natural gems – Kopacki Rit.