In the territory of Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve there are a lot of valuable habitats. In Žuvintas reserve there are active upper swamps and intermediary swamps. Lower swamps, pine growths, wet alm-groves and eutrophic lake Žuvintas. Amalavas reserve was damaged by land reclamation, therefore there are degraded upper swamps, lower swamps areas are dried up and overgrown with large bush. In Kiaulyčia reserve near lake Žuvintas there are valuable meadow habitats. One can find valuable ecological communities of deciduous forests, wet alm-groves and hornbeam groves.

The name of Žuvintas was made known due to birds. There were a lot of birds in the lake that attracted ornithologists as early as XIX century. Since 1980 in Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve 227 species of birds were noticed, 153 of which hatched here or hatch. During migration time impressive flocks of starlings, north geese, grey geese protected in Lithuania and cranes stop in Žuvintas Reserve. A lot of protected birds hatch in the reserve: bitterns, cranes, black cocks, curlews, sedge warblers, black storks and other.

There are 108 species of moss, 105 species of seaweed and more than 600 species of higher plants in Žuvintas reserve. Such a big variety of plants is possible because of a huge number of different habitats.

There are 2000 beetle, 5 reptile and 10 amphibia species in the Žuvintas Reserve. There are more than 40 species of mammals. For example, wolves, elks, boars, foxes, minks, beavers, small rodents. In Lithuania protected otters live in lake Žuvintas. Colonies of bats can be found in villages. 22 species of fish can be found in the lake Žuvintas alone. For example, pikes, breams, tenches, loach and other.

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