The peaks
- Serra Dolcedorme (2,267 metres)
- Mount Pollino (2,248 metres)
- Serra del Prete (2,181 metres)
- Serra del Ciavole (2,127 metres)
- Serra di Crispo (2,053 metres)
Rivers
- Sinni (97 km)
- Lao (64 km)
- Coscile (49 km)
- Esaro (44 km)
- Sarmento (36 km)
- Abatemarco (20 km)
The wildlife
The wildlife of the Pollino area is characterised by a variety of habitats and its geographical location, which makes it one of the most significant in southern Italy.
This results in a significant presence of the main mammal species found in the southern Apennines.
Carnivores
‘Abundant’ is the core of
- Canis lupus (Apennine wolf),
- Felis silvestris (wildcat)
- martes martes (marten)
- Mustela putorius (polecat)
- Lutra lutra (otter). The presence of otters is a sign that both the local streams and rivers are healthy and clean.
Ungulates
- sus scrofa (wild boar)
- Capreolus capreolus (roe deer), found particularly in the Orsomarso mountains.
Birds
- Alectoris graeca (rock partridge), typical of open mountainous areas with sparse vegetation
- Dryocopus martius (black woodpecker), a very rare species and the largest European woodpecker
- picus viridis (green woodpecker)
- picoides major (great spotted woodpecker)
- lark (all five species found in Italy)
- coral-coloured jackdaw
Birds of prey
There are twelve species of diurnal birds of prey that nest here:
- Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), of which there are a few pairs on the southern side of the Park
- milvus milvus (red kite)
- Falco peregrinus (peregrine falcon)
- Gyps fulvus (Griffon Vulture)
On the eastern side of the park, two extremely threatening species have also been spotted:
- Falco biarmicus feldeggii
- Lesser Kestrel, a small, slender black-and-white vulture, of which there are very few breeding pairs in Italy.
- the great eagle owl, the rarest of the nocturnal birds of prey
