In the pools of the Lithuanian Maritime Museum, pups of Baltic gray seals brought weak and sick from the sea in the spring are recovering fast. As many as 22 of them were found this year, 3 of them were unfortunately not saved by the museum specialists.

While traveling around national and regional parks, reserves and strict reserves, it will now be easier to find reliable information on the new website www.saugoma.lt. Not only the exceptional value of protected areas, natural and cultural heritage values ​​are clearly listed here, but also a lot of additional information related to visiting.

The first protected area in Lithuania - Žuvintas Reserve - celebrates its 85th anniversary, as it was established in 1937 on the initiative of Professor Tadas Ivanauskas. At that time, the protection of Lake Žuvintas began, which is distinguished by an extremely rich and diverse world of birds.

From today, the National Center for Protected Areas and the Visitor Centers of the Directorates of Protected Areas will provide free guided tours and independent visits to the citizens of the Republic of Ukraine.

The administration of Kaunas Lagoon Regional Park has started to carry out the inventory of wintering bats in the territories designated for the protection of these mammals, mainly in the forts of Kaunas Fortress. These forts have long been recognized as one of the most important bat wintering grounds in Lithuania and are included in the Natura 2000 network of protected areas of international importance.

Today, at the Expo 2020 exhibition in Dubai, the delegation of protected areas presents the values ​​and visitation opportunities of Lithuanian national and regional parks and reserves. Various thematic presentations take place regularly in the Lithuanian pavilion, so this day is dedicated to the protected areas of our country.

The protection of one of the most valuable areas - Punios šilas forest at Nemunas Loops Regional Park - is being increased 5 times, expanding the area of ​​the nature reserve.

There are more than a thousand different dams in Lithuania, almost a third of which are possibly threatened by their unsatisfactory condition. Dams harm migratory fish and damage the entire ecosystem. Recently, the removing of dams in protected areas has begun.

People who take advantage of nature also have a moral responsibility to PROTECT it ... The seminar of nature guides in the Curonian Spit National Park with the participation of specialists of protected areas started with such thoughts. Interpretation of nature, knowledge of the audience, methodologies in group work, deeper acquaintance with nature through emotions ... These and other topics were ...

We would like to inform you that as of September 13, 2021, the procedure for providing some services to the State Service for Protected Areas and the National Visitors' Center of Protected Areas will change in connection with the requirement established by the Government of Lithuania to have a national certificate (“Galimybių pasas”).

This year, close to 200 thousand EUR. have already been allocated for conservation in nature protected areas. from the Environmental Support Program (ESP). The main revenue of this program consists of funds recovered for damage to the environment and nature, received from fines paid for environmental violations, etc.

Labanoras Regional Park has a unique peninsula that separates two lakes - White Lakajai and Black Lakajai. This exceptional natural place will be newly adapted for visiting this summer under the project “Protection and Adaptation of Landscape Values” initiated by the State Service for Protected Areas under the Ministry of Environment.