Pape Nature Reserve
Facts and practical information
Pape Nature Reserve is a Nature Reserve in Latvia about 15 km south of Liepaja. It stretches over 5700 ha and consists mainly of bogs, carr forests and dunes around Lake Pape. It is an important site for migrating birds. Every autumn about 50,000 birds rest in the reserve. Large grazers, like heck cattle, konik horses and European bison have been introduced to the reserve with support of the WWF. There is a visitor centre in the reserve. ()
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European Bison, Wisent
The European bison, also known as the wisent, the zubr, or the European wood bison, is a Eurasian species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bison, alongside the American bison.
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Gray wolf
The wolf, also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus have been recognized, and gray wolves...
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Moose, Elk
The moose or elk, Alces alces, is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family.
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Red Deer, Elk, Hangul, Maral, Wapiti
The red deer is one of the largest deer species. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, Iran, parts of western Asia, and central Asia.
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Eurasian Lynx
A lynx is any of the four species within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. The name lynx originated in Middle English via Latin from the Greek word λύγξ, derived from the Indo-European...
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