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Skocjanski zatok - Bird's heaven Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 12/31/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Not too long cache, reachable by foot or bike...

SLO:

Naravni rezervat Škocjanski zatok je 122 hektarjev veliko mediteransko mokrišce izjemnega pomena zaradi bogate favne in flore. Naravni rezervat sooblikujeta polslana laguna, obdana z rastišci slanuš in trsticjem in sladkovodno mocvirje z vlažnimi in mocvirnimi travniki ter toploljubnimi grmišci na Bertoški bonifiki.

ENG:

Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve is the largest brackish wetland in Slovenia. It is located on the outskirts of the coastal city of Koper and consists of brackish lagoon surrounded by reedbeds and agricultural land which is to be turned into a freshwater marsh. An outstanding quality of the Nature Reserve is its rich flora and fauna which boasts a number of rare or endangered Slovenian species.

The area was severely damaged back in 1980s, when the local authorities intended to fill up the brackish lagoon completely for purposes of developing an industrial and commercial zone. In 1993, DOPPS - BirdLife Slovenia initiated a public campaign to protect the area. After five years of dedicated and persistent work by our staff and volunteers and invaluable support from BirdLife Partners, the area was officially declared a nature reserve by Slovene government in 1998. At the end of 1999, DOPPS obtained a management licence over the Reserve. Legal protection put a stop to degradation and the restoration of the wetland to conditions prior to degradation was completed in 2007 to ensure its long-term protection. The restoration was co-financed by the EU financial instrument for environment - LIFE.

Initial content:

-notebook
-pencil & sharpener & rubber & pen
-keyholder
-seashell
-monopoly figure
-wooden rabbit
-kinder toys (hippo & crocodile)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

FYB: Cgvpr yrgvwb anq gibwb tynib, mnxynq cn fr anunwn cbq gibwvzv abtnzv! RAT: Gur oveqf syl nobir lbhe urnq, juvyr gur pnpur pna or sbhaq orybj lbhe srrg!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)