Häädetkeidas Strict Nature Reserve
Encyclopedia
Häädetkeidas Strict Nature Reserve (Häädetkeitaan luonnonpuisto) is a strict nature reserve
located in the Pirkanmaa
and Satakunta regions of Finland
. This thick, ancient forest and swamp reserve is inaccessible to public. Brown bear
s and beavers
make up some the animal population here and nearby regions.
Strict nature reserves of Finland
Strict nature reserves are specific areas in Finland which have been established for scientific reasons. Their primary purpose is the conservation of nature and research. The regulations for the nature reserves are much stricter than those for the national parks of Finland. It is usually not...
located in the Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa , or the Tampere Region , is a region of Finland. It borders on the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia, Southern Ostrobothnia and Central Finland....
and Satakunta regions of Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. This thick, ancient forest and swamp reserve is inaccessible to public. Brown bear
Brown Bear
The brown bear is a large bear distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. It can weigh from and its largest subspecies, the Kodiak Bear, rivals the polar bear as the largest member of the bear family and as the largest land-based predator.There are several recognized...
s and beavers
European Beaver
The Eurasian beaver or European beaver is a species of beaver, which was once widespread in Eurasia, where it was hunted to near extinction both for fur and for castoreum, a secretion of its scent gland believed to have medicinal properties...
make up some the animal population here and nearby regions.