Estonian Fund for Nature (Eestimaa Looduse Fond – ELF)
Estonia’s natural diversity compared to territories with the similar surface area and latitudes is one the biggest in the world. We still retain the types of landscapes almost non-existent elsewhere in Europe – for example bogs and hereditary landscapes – which in turn offer better chances to preserve the species that have become very rare in the rest of Europe. One of such natural “pearls” is flying squirrel – the creature on ELF’s logo. Its known nests in the hollows of old aspens count to near 80 in Estonia.
ELF was established in 1991 by biologists and conservationists and in close co-operation with WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature). WWF has remained ELF's main international co-operation partner.
www.elfond.ee
photographer Rainar Kurbel
