Tihu Nature Reserve

Protected area in Estonia
58°52′16″N 22°31′02″E / 58.87111°N 22.51722°E / 58.87111; 22.51722Area1,399 ha (3,460 acres)

Tihu Nature Reserve is a nature reserve situated on Hiiumaa in western Estonia, in Hiiu County.

The nature reserve encompasses two lakes, Tihu and Vanajõe, Õngu mire, and an area of old-growth forest. The lakes form an important habitat for sea trout; the fish spawn in fresh water. The area is also a habitat for several unusual or threatened plants and insects, such as bog orchid, coralroot orchid, large white-faced darter and lilypad whiteface. The nature reserve is also an important habitat for the endangered European mink.[1]

References

  1. ^ Protected Natural Objects in Hiiumaa (PDF). Estonian Environmental Board. 2012. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29.
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