Protection of Emys orbicularis and amphibians in the North European lowlands (LIFE05NAT/LT/000094)

Protection of Emys orbicularis and amphibians in the North European lowlands
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70 year celebration in Zuvintas Biosphere Reserve - 2007-06-26

70 year ago Zuvintas Reserve was established by famous Lithuanian naturalist professor Tadas Ivanauskas. The jubilee was attended by immense group of naturalists professionals and nature lovers. Former workers of the Reserve, the representatives of Alytus County, Ministry of Environment and local communities shared their memories about Reserve. The director Arunas Pranaitis presented nowadays' projects and environment management means used to keep reserve alive.

masina The quests were invited to take tour on a newly created educational path with observation tower in the lake. Later the quests had a look at grazing Hereford cattle on the shores of the lake. These projects are lead by different NGOs like Nature Heritage fund and Lithuanian Nature Fund with support provided by the EU, Interreg, UNDP GEF Small Grants Program and others.

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The Director of the Reserve Arūnas Pranaitis, The Directore of State service of Protected Areas Rūta Baškytė, The mayor of Alytus district municipality Algirdas Vrubliauskas