Indigenous animals and plants

5th grade (Most common animals in Estonian forests)

1st C grade (Most common trees in Haapsalu)

Haapsalu Primary School

Moose

Moose is the biggest animal in Estonian forests.

It can grow over 2 meters tall.

The female moose is called a cow and the male moose is called a bull.

There are about 10 000 moose in Estonia.

Hares

Hares are very fast-moving

Hare eats grasses and herbs during the summer months but in wintertime twigs, bark, and the buds of young trees.

The weight for a full-grown adult ranges from 2.5 to 6.5 kg

Deer

Deer weights generally 30 kilograms.

Deer primarily feed on leaves.

Deer are widely distributed, and hunted.

Foxes

Foxes are omnivores.

In the wild, foxes can live for up to 10 years.

They live in small family groups.

There are about 8000 foxes in Estonia.

Bears

There are only 8 living species of bear.

In our forests is living brown bear.

In 2009 was counted 700 bears in Estonia.

Bears are aided by an excellent sense of smell.

Most of the bears are omnivorous.

Wolves

The wolf is the largest member of the canine family.

They live 7-8 years in the wild, but some have lived 10 years or more.

Wolves eat ungulates, or large hoofed mammals.

They often eat animals that have died due to other causes like starvation and disease.

There are about 270 wolves in Estonia.

Oak

Pine

Birch

Ash

Lime

Fir

Maple, Chestnut, Alder, Black Alder