The Lower Oder Valley National Park (German: Nationalpark Unteres Odertal; Polish: Park Krajobrazowy Dolina Dolnej Odry) is a common German-Polish nature reserve. It comprises the western banks of the Oder river within the Uckermark district in Brandenburg as well as the eastern (Polish) banks further north.. The area is 165 km² (Germany 105, Poland 60 km²); together with adjoining nature reserves in Germany and Poland the total area is 1172 km². The park was founded in 1995. The Oder (or Odra) River (German: Oder, Polish/Czech: Odra, Ancient Latin: Viadua, Viadrus, Medieval Latin: Odera, Oddera) is a river in Central Europe (mostly in Poland). ... This article is about a district in Germany. ... Surrounding but excluding the national capital Berlin, Brandenburg is one of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states). ...

Rare animals in the region include the Black Stork, the Aquatic Warbler, the Corncrake, the European Otter and the European Beaver. Binomial name Ciconia nigra Linnaeus, 1758 The Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. ... Binomial name Acrocephalus paludicola (Vieillot, 1817) The Aquatic Warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola, is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. ... Binomial name Crex crex (Linnaeus, 1758) The Corn Crake (Crex crex) is a small bird in the family Rallidae. ... Genera Amblonyx Aonyx Enhydra Lontra Lutra Lutrogale Pteronura Otters are aquatic or marine carnivorous mammals, members of the large and diverse family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers and others. ... Binomial name Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 The European Beaver (Castor fiber) was hunted almost to extinction in Europe, both for fur, and for castoreum, a secretion of its scent gland believed to have medicinal properties. ...