
29/08/2025
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲̇𝗹𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱: 𝗔 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱-𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲
Paramėlis Island is not an island at all, but it is a great and wild place for rare birds and unobtrusive bird-watchers. I have just reposted this from Channel BlueGreen to my SubStack. It explains how a boardwalk, educational signboards, and an observation tower may contribute to wetlands conservation and promoting biodiversity. The post also includes some stunning photography.
Lying along Lithuania’s border with Belarus is the country’s largest expanse of raised bog wetlands, most of which are within the Čepkeliai Nature Reserve that is completely closed to tourists. Paramėlis Island lies just outside this reserve. Its large meadow needs human assistance for its restoration and continuous care. Because it is not within the Čepkeliai reserve, Paramėlis Island appeals to bird-watchers, some of whom are among the contributors to the Paramėlis Nature Restoration Fund (https://www.paramelis.org/en/). The Restoration Fund has adopted this unique but smallish patch of wetland of great current and potential biodiversity.
Among many other species, the Restoration Fund aims to bring back the Great Snipe, one of Europe’s rarest bird species.
https://galekirking.substack.com/p/katra-river-valley-biodiversity
Can tourism support wetlands restoration, environmental education, forest conservation, and increased biodiversity? Those are the aims on “Paramėlis island”.