There are several levels of nature conservation on Velebit: Velika and Mala Paklenica have been set aside as a national park; Rozanski and Hajducki Kukovi have the status of a strict nature reserve, while the entire mountain massif of Velebit, as a forest vegetation reserve, has been proclaimed a nature park. In 1978 Velebit was included in the international network of biosphere reserves by the UNESCO...