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Spanish photographer Diego Lopez's assignment took him to Latvia, one of the last remaining wilderness areas in Europe. 44% of the country is forested, and there are thought to be 80,000 beavers still surviving in the wild, many of which live in the 19,000 hectare Teici State Reserve, the largest protected bog in the Baltic. One of Diego's target species was the Black Stork: 10% of the world's population breed in Latvia's forests, along with many other marshland species endangered elsewhere in Europe.
Moss covered roots of a tree, Moricsala Strict Nature Reserve, Moricsala Island, Lake Usma, Latvia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / López / Moss covered roots of a tree, Moricsala Strict Nature Reserve, Moricsala Island, Lake Usma, Latvia, June 2009
Aerial view of forest, Kemeri National Park, Latvia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / López / Aerial view of forest, Kemeri National Park, Latvia, June 2009
Ferns, Moricsala Strict Nature Reserve, Moricsala Island, Lake Usma, Latvia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / López / Ferns, Moricsala Strict Nature Reserve, Moricsala Island, Lake Usma, Latvia, June 2009
View of underside of Lime (Tilia sp) leaves on a branch, Moricsala Strict Nature Reserve, Moricsala Island, Lake Usma, Latvia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / López / View of underside of Lime (Tilia sp) leaves on a branch, Moricsala Strict Nature Reserve, Moricsala Island, Lake Usma, Latvia, June 2009
Lunar halo a forest with light mist, Kemeri National Park, Latvia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / López / Lunar halo a forest with light mist, Kemeri National Park, Latvia, June 2009
Aerial view of bog, Kemeri National Park, Latvia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / López / Aerial view of bog, Kemeri National Park, Latvia, June 2009
Bog forest at sunset, Kemeri National Park, Latvia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / López / Bog forest at sunset, Kemeri National Park, Latvia, June 2009
Baltic coastline with rocks in the sea, Latvia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / López / Baltic coastline with rocks in the sea, Latvia, June 2009
Forest, Slitere National Park, Latvia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / López / Forest, Slitere National Park, Latvia, June 2009
Aerial view of river flowing through forest, Kemeri National Park, Latvia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / López / Aerial view of river flowing through forest, Kemeri National Park, Latvia, June 2009
Aerial view of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) destruction in a forest, Kemeri National Park, Latvia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / López / Aerial view of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) destruction in a forest, Kemeri National Park, Latvia, June 2009
Cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) growing in woodland, Slitere National Park, Latvia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / López / Cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) growing in woodland, Slitere National Park, Latvia, June 2009