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== Nature and Protected areas == |
== Nature and Protected areas == |
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Endelave and its surrounding seaside is important for many birds, both on domestic and international levels and it is therefore a [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] area. The Ramsar protection is part of the Ramsar protection in [[Horsens Fjord]] and has number 152. The total area of the entire protection encompass 42,737 ha.<ref>[http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-documents-list-anno-denmark/main/ramsar/1-31-218%5E16427_4000_0__ The Annotated Ramsar List: Denmark] Ramsar, 05.08.2013</ref> The reef 'Møllegrunden' Northwest of the island is an important resting and breeding site for many [[Pinniped|seal]]s in the [[Kattegat]] sea. The bay of Endelave is comprised by a large [[intertidal zone]] similar to the [[Wadden Sea|wadden sea]] area. About ⅓ of the island itself is protected under the [[Natura 2000]] plan, housing vulnerable and outstanding nature-types such as a heather [[moorland]] thicket, a beach-[[meadow]] and [[oak]] forests for example. |
Endelave and its surrounding seaside is important for many birds, both on domestic and international levels and it is therefore a [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] area. The Ramsar protection is part of the Ramsar protection in [[Horsens Fjord]] and has number 152. The total area of the entire protection encompass 42,737 ha.<ref>[http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-documents-list-anno-denmark/main/ramsar/1-31-218%5E16427_4000_0__ The Annotated Ramsar List: Denmark] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222170305/http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-documents-list-anno-denmark/main/ramsar/1-31-218%5E16427_4000_0__ |date=2014-02-22 }} Ramsar, 05.08.2013</ref> The reef 'Møllegrunden' Northwest of the island is an important resting and breeding site for many [[Pinniped|seal]]s in the [[Kattegat]] sea. The bay of Endelave is comprised by a large [[intertidal zone]] similar to the [[Wadden Sea|wadden sea]] area. About ⅓ of the island itself is protected under the [[Natura 2000]] plan, housing vulnerable and outstanding nature-types such as a heather [[moorland]] thicket, a beach-[[meadow]] and [[oak]] forests for example. |
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Endelave is home to a population of [[European rabbit|wild rabbit]]s of variable size. It is a locally distributed animal in Denmark, but where it is found the population is usually large. The rabbits on Endelave are hunted when in season and in the last few years, more than half of the total rabbit [[Bag (fishing & hunting)|bag]] in Denmark (a stable level of 5000 animal pro anno), was from Endelave. |
Endelave is home to a population of [[European rabbit|wild rabbit]]s of variable size. It is a locally distributed animal in Denmark, but where it is found the population is usually large. The rabbits on Endelave are hunted when in season and in the last few years, more than half of the total rabbit [[Bag (fishing & hunting)|bag]] in Denmark (a stable level of 5000 animal pro anno), was from Endelave. |
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Revision as of 21:05, 20 September 2017
Template:Geobox Endelave is a Danish island in the Kattegat, north of Odense, off the coast of Funen, and west of Samsø. The island covers an area of 13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi) and has 185 inhabitants.
Nature and Protected areas
Endelave and its surrounding seaside is important for many birds, both on domestic and international levels and it is therefore a Ramsar area. The Ramsar protection is part of the Ramsar protection in Horsens Fjord and has number 152. The total area of the entire protection encompass 42,737 ha.[1] The reef 'Møllegrunden' Northwest of the island is an important resting and breeding site for many seals in the Kattegat sea. The bay of Endelave is comprised by a large intertidal zone similar to the wadden sea area. About ⅓ of the island itself is protected under the Natura 2000 plan, housing vulnerable and outstanding nature-types such as a heather moorland thicket, a beach-meadow and oak forests for example.
Endelave is home to a population of wild rabbits of variable size. It is a locally distributed animal in Denmark, but where it is found the population is usually large. The rabbits on Endelave are hunted when in season and in the last few years, more than half of the total rabbit bag in Denmark (a stable level of 5000 animal pro anno), was from Endelave. [2]
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The extensive intertidal zone in the bay during ebb. -
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Heather moorland thicket -
Beach meadow
See also
References
- ^ The Annotated Ramsar List: Denmark Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine Ramsar, 05.08.2013
- ^ Stock of Game and Hunting-seasons in Denmark: The Biological Foundation for the Hunting-season-revision 2010; DMU (2009), p.77-78 Template:Da icon
Sources
- Endelave Danish Ministry of the Environment Template:Da icon
- Tageo.com, "VESTSJAELLAND DENMARK Geography Population" (coordinates), 2007, webpage: Tageo-index.
- Denmark Postal codes, webpage: Postnumre-DK.
- Tele.dk Denmark detailed road map, webpage: Tele-DK-Danmark.
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