Editing Hiddensee (section)

== Flora and fauna ==
[[File:Hiddensee asv2022-08 img38 Kloster Leuchtturmweg Aussicht.jpg|thumb|View from Hiddensee towards Rügen]]
[[File:Hiddensee asv2022-08 img30 Aasriege Kormorane.jpg|thumb|Cormorants on Hiddensee]]
Hiddensee is the largest island in the [[Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park]] and blends an old cultural landscape with the [[wood pasture]]s of the original dune heathland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=e.V |first=Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus |title=Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park - Germany Travel |url=https://www.germany.travel/en/nature-outdoor-activities/western-pomerania-lagoon-area-national-park.html |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=www.germany.travel}}</ref> The large accumulations of new land in the northeast (Alter and Neuer Bessin) and south (at the Gellen) of Hiddensee offer habitats for numerous invertebrates, such as worms and mussels. These in turn provide nourishment for many migrating birds. For example, the area around the island is one of the most important  [[common crane|crane]] roosting areas in Germany. The southern tip of the island is, like the ''Neuer Bessin'' was therefore classified as conservation zone I of the [[national park]] und is out-of-bounds. On the island are two nature reserves, the {{Interlanguage link|Dünenheide auf der Insel Hiddensee Nature Reserve|de|3=Naturschutzgebiet Dünenheide auf der Insel Hiddensee}} between Neuendorf and Vitte and the {{Interlanguage link|Dornbusch und Schwedenhagener Ufer Nature Reserve|de|3=Naturschutzgebiet Dornbusch und Schwedenhagener Ufer}} in the north.

The ''Naturschutzgesellschaft Hiddensee und Boddenlandschaft'' maintains a national park house in Vitte, with a permanent exhibition of fauna and flora.

In 1936 the {{Interlanguage link|Hiddensee Bird Observatory|de|3=Vogelwarte Hiddensee}} was established on the island.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bargheer |first=Stefan |title=Moral entanglements: conserving birds in Britain and Germany |date=2018 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=978-0-226-37663-9 |location=Chicago London}}</ref>