Endelave is a

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island in the

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, north of

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, off the coast of

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, and west of

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. The island covers an area of and has 185 inhabitants.

Nature and Protected areas

Endelave and its surrounding seaside is important for many birds, both on domestic and international levels and it is therefore a

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area. The Ramsar protection is part of the Ramsar protection in

Horsens Fjord Horsens Fjord is an East Jutland-type fjord in the east coast of the Danish peninsula of Jutland which stretches from the islands of Alrø and Hjarnø in the east to the town of Horsens on the mainland. It is some long. The navigational channe ...

and has number 152. The total area of the entire protection encompass 42,737 ha. The reef 'Møllegrunden' Northwest of the island is an important resting and breeding site for many

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s in the

sea. The bay of Endelave is comprised by a large intertidal zone similar to the wadden sea area. About ⅓ of the island itself is protected under the Natura 2000 plan, housing vulnerable and outstanding nature-types such as a heather moorland thicket, a beach-

meadow A meadow ( ) is an open habitat, or field, vegetated by grasses, herbs, and other non- woody plants. Trees or shrubs may sparsely populate meadows, as long as these areas maintain an open character. Meadows may be naturally occurring or arti ...

and

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forests for example. Endelave is home to a population of

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s of variable size. It is a locally distributed animal in Denmark, but where it is found the population is usually large. The rabbits on Endelave are hunted when in season and in the last few years, more than half of the total rabbit bag in Denmark (a stable level of 5000 animal pro anno), was from Endelave. Stock of Game and Hunting-seasons in Denmark: The Biological Foundation for the Hunting-season-revision 2010
DMU (2009), p.77-78

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File:"Vadehavet" ved Endelave.jpg, The extensive intertidal zone in the bay during ebb. File:Kaninhuller på Endelave.jpg, Rabbithole complex File:Lyngkrattet på Øvre.jpg, Heather moorland thicket File:Får og lam på Øvre.jpg, Beach meadow

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Danish Ministry of the Environment * Tageo.com, "VESTSJAELLAND DENMARK Geography Population" (coordinates), 2007, webpage

* Denmark Postal codes, webpage
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* Tele.dk Denmark detailed road map, webpage
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Geography of Horsens Municipality Islands of Denmark Protected areas of Denmark Ramsar sites in Denmark Marine reserves Natura 2000 in Denmark Danish islands in Kattegat {{Denmark-island-stub

Nature and Protected areas

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