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8-819: Nigula Nature Reserve is partly located in Häädemeeste Parish . Tahkuranna village of the municipality is known as the birthplace of Konstantin Päts , the first president of Estonia . Häädemeeste , Võiste . Arumetsa , Ikla , Jaagupi , Kabli , Krundiküla , Majaka , Massiaru , Metsapoole , Nepste , Orajõe , Papisilla , Penu , Pulgoja , Rannametsa , Reiu , Sooküla , Soometsa , Tahkuranna , Treimani , Urissaare , Uuemaa , Võidu . Religion in Häädemeeste Parish (2021) [1] 58°5′N 24°30′E  /  58.083°N 24.500°E  / 58.083; 24.500 This Estonia location article

16-442: A buffer-zone around the bog and forests are managed extensively. Here can be found both natural grasslands and cultivated fields. The heterogeneity of different landscapes and habitats gives good possibilities for wildlife. Nigula is an important bird area, it is a stopping area for migratory geese, swans and cranes, it is an important habitat for wetland birds and also favourable area for many different raptor species. The reserve

24-555: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nigula Nature Reserve Nigula Nature Reserve ( Estonian : Nigula looduskaitseala ) is a nature reserve situated in South-West of Estonia , in Häädemeeste and Saarde parishes of Pärnu County . It has an area of 63.98 km². Nigula nature reserve is one of the oldest bog reserves in Estonia. It is established to protect

32-613: Is also an important habitat for large carnivores ( brown bear , wolf , lynx ) and big game animals ( moose , roe deer , red deer , wild boar etc.). Nigula is a part of North- Livonian transboundary wetlands and forests complex. Nigula Nature Reserve was established in 1957. New protection rules, that added the surrounding forests and farmlands to the nature reserve were fixed in 1979. In 1979 Nigula Nature Reserve got its first international designation as Important Bird Area The nature reserve has its independent administrative organisation since 1991 when Nigula Nature Reserve Administration

40-558: The Ziemeļu bogs protected area across the border together make out the North Livonian trans-boundary Ramsar protected wetland site . Together, the two sites form one of the largest natural peat bog areas in the Baltic states and constitute an important fresh-water reservoir. Sookuninga is home to many species, including large mammals like Gray wolf , Eurasian lynx and Brown bear . The site

48-598: The Nigula Bog and its surrounding forests in their natural state. The core habitat of Nigula Nature Reserve is the Nigula bog, which is a typical Western-Estonian bog. In a medium-sized bog (~30 km²) can be found all the different bog habitats like hummocky bog, pool-bog, hollow bog, wooden-bog, mineral bog-islands and also transitional mire in the lagg -zone. In the surrounding areas can be found old untouched swamp forests, but also managed forests. The farmlands that generate

56-588: The values of the protected areas and transboundary cooperation with Latvian North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve in North Livonia. Sookuninga Nature Reserve Sookuninga Nature Reserve is a nature reserve situated in south-western Estonia , in Pärnu County . Sookuninga nature reserve is situated on the Latvian border of Estonia and comprises a large area of wetlands and woodlands. Sookuninga nature reserve and

64-635: Was established. The nature reserve was designated as a Ramsar convention area in 1997. In 2005 Nigula Nature Reserve was added to the Natura 2000 network. Nigula Nature Reserve Administration is an organisation that manages Nigula and Sookuninga Nature Reserves that are situated in South-West of Estonia on the Border of Estonia and Latvia . The main activities of Nigula NRA are: protected area management, research and monitoring, species protection, compilation of management plans and protection rules, introducing

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