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3. Protected species, fossils and minerals

A protected species is a taxonomical unit of a species of fauna, flora or fungi, the habitats of which are protected on the basis of the Nature Conservation Act or which are listed in Annexes A to D of Council Regulation No 338/97/EC. Protected fossils and minerals are fossils or minerals of a protected category, specimens or places of finding of which are protected under the Nature Conservation Act. At the moment there are not protected fossils and minerals in Estonia.


Yihaw URL "Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97"
Yihaw URL More about protected species


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