The following species can be declared strictly protected: wild species under threat of extinction in the area of the Republic of Croatia; endemic species that are spread on a restricted area; wild species protected by a valid international agreement to which the Republic of Croatia is a party and which it has approved. It is forbidden to do the following with strictly protected wild species:

1. intentionally catch, keep and/or kill them,
2. intentionally damage or destroy their forms of development, nests or litters, or areas where they breed or rest,
3. intentionally disturb, especially during reproduction, raising of young, migration or hibernation,
4. intentionally destroy or remove eggs from nature,
5. hide, keep, breed, trade, import, export, transport, alienate or in any way obtain or conserve.

The following species can be declared protected: any local species which is considered sensitive or rare and not under threat of extinction within the territory of the Republic of Croatia; any wild species which is not considered endangered, but which could be easily confused with an endangered wild species due to its appearance, and any wild species protected by a valid international agreement to which the Republic of Croatia is a signatory.

Protected wild species are allowed to be used in ways and numbers that do not endanger the survival of their populations, and under certain protective measures that include:

1. seasonal prohibition of use and other limitations on the use of their populations,
2. temporary or local prohibition of use in order to allow their populations to renew to a satisfactory level,
3. regulation of trade, keeping for trade, or transport for trade of living or dead specimens.

Plants

Table 1. Strictly protected and protected plant species in the area of the Town of Mali Lošinj (Law on Nature Protection: SP-strictly protected, P-protected)

Mammals

Table 2. Strictly protected and protected mammal species in the area of the Town of Mali Lošinj

Birds

Table 3. Strictly protected bird species in the area of the Town of Mali Lošinj

* The Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) nests within the area of the Town of Mali Lošinj on the east coast sea cliffs of the island of Cres.

** The European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) nests on the islands of Vele Orjule and Male Orjule, Oruda and Palacol, Trstenik, Æutin Veli and Æutin Mali. (It is estimated that 10-20 pairs nest on the island of Vele Orjule, 5-8 pairs on the island of Male Orjule, 63 pairs on the island of Oruda, 21 pairs on the island of Palacol, and 6 pairs on the island of Trstenik.)

*** The common tern (Sterna hirundo) nests on the islands of Oruda, Palacol, Veli Æutin and Mali Æutin, Trstenik, Mali Osir and Male Orjule.

Amphibians and reptiles

Table 4. Strictly protected amphibian and reptile species in the area of the Town of Mali Lošinj

Butterflies

Table 5. Strictly protected and protected butterfly species in the area of the Town of Mali Lošinj