In the next meeting, the Saeima will consider a proposal signed by by 11,376 Latvian residents to ban lynx hunting in Latvia, according to Saeima press service April 15.
From Thursday, April 15, until June 30, the annual ban period has been established throughout Latvia, during which felling of trees growing outside the forest is prohibited.
Veterinarians increasingly come across with pets purchased from illegal buyers and importers, Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) told Latvian Radio April 13.
Time has come to combine walks with spring harvest. Not only is it a good way to boost immunity but also avoid a visit to the supermarket -- no need to buy packed lettuce, chef Ritvars Toms Logins told Latvian Radio 5 broadcast Piecas garšas.
April 10 and 11 have been designated Spring Bird Days, when everyone is invited to go out into nature, to see and hear birds and testing their identification skills, according to Aiga Priede, a representative of the Nature Protection Board (DAP).
On February 1, 2022, Latvia should start operating a deposit system. Latvian Television's broadcast Vides fakti (Environmental Facts) explored what is being done about it and whether Latvia will achieve it on time.
The days are longer and everything is waking up after a long, hard winter. Spring is also the time when migratory birds return to Latvia. But which ones, and how can you recognize their songs?
The days are longer and everything is waking up after a long, hard winter. Spring is also the time when migratory birds return to Latvia. But which ones, and how can you recognize their songs?
The days are longer and everything is waking up after a long, hard winter. Spring is also the time when migratory birds return to Latvia. But which ones, and how can you recognize their songs?
The days are longer and everything is waking up after a long, hard winter. Spring is also the time when migratory birds return to Latvia. But which ones, and how can you recognize their songs?
The days are longer and everything is waking up after a long, hard winter. Spring is also the time when migratory birds return to Latvia. But which ones, and how can you recognize their songs?
The days are longer and everything is waking up after a long, hard winter. Spring is also the time when migratory birds return to Latvia. But which ones, and how can you recognize their songs?
Annual appeals to the public not to burn off last year's grass in so-called "kūla" fires appeared to have fallen on deaf ears again with the State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) reporting March 28 that it had to attend 76 grass fires during the preceding 24-hour period.
As of March 26, it is possible to sign up for the Big Cleanup which will take place April 24, said said Nikola Matjušenko, the organizer of the event.
The Nature Conservation Agency (DAP) is warning drivers to look out for amphibians freshly awake in the warm weather, DAP representative Maija Rēna said March 26.
In Zasulauks, Gregora Street 2, 18 trees have been felled, freeing up space for the construction of two seven-story houses, despite protest from the inhabitants, Latvian Television reported March 25.
Some bird owners do not respect biosecurity, the Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) told Latvian Radio March 24.
In Latvia, a system for detecting and observing fires is starting to be introduced in order to identify burning sites more quickly and accurately, Latvian Radio reported March 21.
On Friday, March 19, a baby seal born in Rīga Zoo will be released into the sea near Ventspils, zoo representative Māris Lielkalns told Latvian Radio.
This year, since February 27, when the first grass fire was recorded, rescuers have rushed to 21 cases of burning grass, Latvian Radio reported March 19.
On Tuesday, March 16, the Housing and Environment Committee of Rīga City Council decided to allow the municipal water company “Rīgas ūdens” (Rīga's water) to liquidate its subsidiary “Aqua Riga”, which has been engaged in the production of pre-packed drinking water since 2012.
Tērbatas Street in the center of Rīga will be remodeled to make pedestrians a priority, Rīga City Council representative Inese Andersone told Latvian Radio March 16.
Nature researchers have discovered 52 new species of plants, moss and fungi over the course of four years, Nature Conservation Agency (DAP) representative Ilze Reinika said March 10.
This spring, more than two hundred new trees will be planted along the streets of Rīga, Latvian Radio reported March 10.
Over the weekend the first reports of baby seals on the sea shore have been received, the Nature Conservation Agency (DAP) said March 8.
A visitor to the Rīga Zoo has complained to the police about a kangaroo sleeping on the floor of its enclosure, State Police (VP) representative Krista Andersone told LSM March 4.
Latvians are notoriously passionate about mushrooms. Insignificant obstacles, like the winter, cannot stop them. Some edible fungi grow also in winter weather, Latvian Television's broadcast 'Vides fakti' reported March 2.
This weekend, the first grass fires of the year were registered in Ainaži and in Salacgrīva, the Fire and Rescue Service said March 1.
Due to avian influenza detected in Latvia, poultry must be kept in closed spaces, according to amendments to the rules on biosecurity adopted by Ministry of Agriculture February 23.
Fourteen more wild waterfowl – twelve swans, a heron and a Canadian goose – have been tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza, the Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) said February 19.