Red Deer & Roe Deer

jelen i srna · Cervus elaphus / Capreolus capreolus

mammalcommon

Both deer species are widespread in the woodlands — the larger red deer in big forests like Kozara, the dainty roe deer almost everywhere at forest edges.

Identification & best seen

dawn/dusk at woodland clearings; autumn rut for red-deer bellowing.

Habitat & where to see

Where to see: Kozara NP, forests nationwide

Fun fact

the autumn red-deer rut is an evocative soundtrack to Kozara's forests.