Biggest dangers to wild animals in Estonia.
What are the biggest dangers to wild animals in
Estonia?
Wild animals in Estonia, like in many other places in the world, are in danger.
Forest industry, agriculture and other human activities in the nature, as well as
pollution, disturb and even endanger the life of wild animals.
Firstly, big forest machines disturb animals. For example, in winter the machines
disturb animals who hibernate in winter. As a result, animals can leave their
habitations and go somewhere else where is quiter.
In addition to disturbing animals, the forest industry endanger wild animals' lives.
Some machines can simply kill some animals accidentally.
Besides, there are some species which are rear in Estonian forests. These
species should be protected.
A further problem is poaching- although it is not a very big problem in Estonia, it
affects the number of animals.
There are, however, a lot of wild animals in our woods and their life is pretty