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Far away in Europe’s south east is a country dom- inated by high peaks and crystal-clear waters, and home to a vast range of wild animals: Albania. Lake Ohrid, Europe’s oldest lake, in the east, supports hundreds of endemic animals. It has outlived earth- quakes, volcanic eruptions and even Ice Ages. The Balkans’ largest lake, Lake Scutari, once part of the Adriatic Sea, is a vast bird reserve protecting Dalmatian pelicans, the rarest on the planet. Just 7 meters deep, Lake Scutari hosts a variety of small animals in its marshlands, that feed the herons, ibis and flamingoes. In spring it’s covered by millions of water lilies, perfect shelter for snakes and other predators. The rare greater spotted eagle doesn’t just swoop on its prey from the skies, but stalks it on the ground, too! This region has big predators, too: brown bears, wolves, lynx and jackals, in an in- tact habitat scarcely disturbed by humanity. This is truly a hidden Eden!

在遥远的欧洲东南部，一个山峰高耸、海水清澈的国家是许多野生动物的家园：阿尔巴尼亚。在其东部的奥赫里德湖是欧洲最古老的湖，滋养着数百种当地特有的动物。它历经了地震、火山爆发，甚至冰川时代。巴尔干半岛最大的湖泊斯库台湖曾是亚得里亚海的一部分，是地球上最稀有的鸟类达尔马提亚鹈鹕的大型保护区。只有7米深的斯库台湖里生活着各种各样的沼泽地小动物，它们为苍鹭、朱鹭和火烈鸟提供了食物。在春天，它被数百万的睡莲覆盖，是蛇和其他食肉动物的完美庇护所。这个地区也有大型食肉动物：棕熊、猞猁和豺狼，它们生活在这样一个几乎不受人类干扰的完整栖息地。这真是一个世外桃源！