Carpathians (peaks) Plains & Delta Islands Rivers (Danube) Lakes Black Sea This is a list of protected areas of Romania.
There are 14 national parks totaling 3,223 km2: The Romanian parliament discussed in September 2008 a bill aiming to open 13 national parks to sustainable hunting, in order to manage the wildlife biodiversity in these areas and promote greater tourism and the accompanying revenue necessary to support and maintain the parks.
[3] However, after several protests from environmental organizations, the law was rejected by President Traian Băsescu.
These areas typically contain rare plant and animal species or particular natural elements, reason why here are prohibited any human activities, excepting research and education activities.
Entry without permission in scientific reserves is punishable by considerable fines.