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The Ministry of the Environment Focused on Helping Birds

The committee of experts lead by Mr Jaanus Tuusti, Director General of the National Nature Conservation Centre, gathered at Nõva today.

The objective of the committee is to analyse further activities from the perspective of environmental protection. The committee also heard the opinions of two international experts.

The discussions of the committee focused on ensuring the good state of biota, including birds. The need to monitor birds and the coast was discussed thoroughly. It is expedient to engage the employees of the Nõva Hunting District of the State Forest Management Centre and the National Nature Conservation Centre in monitoring the coast and collecting birds.

The committee approved of the decision to set up a rehabilitation centre for birds in Keila in the premises of the institution belonging to the area of goverment of the Ministry of the Environment. A help centre brought into Estonia with the help of the International Fund for Animal Welfare will be also installed in the centre.

The Ministry of the Environment asked the Director General of the National Nature Conservation Centre to form a task force for helping birds in order to ensure the best possible help to birds and coordinate the work of institutions and volunteers involved in helping birds. The task force for helping birds will meet today at 15:00 in the Ministry of the Environment.

Further information:

Mart Siilivask
Press Representative, Ministry of the Environment
Phone (+372) 626 2811; (+372) 523 8402
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