Thanks to the institution of early protection measures, the forests of Salamanperä have largely remained in their natural state. The boreal natural forests of Salamanperä are mainly barren, old-growth pine forests.

A significant number of nationally endangered and near threatened species and indicator species of old-growth forests are present in the area.
The Salamanperä Strict Nature Reserve is an especially important area for beetle species living on pines, but species living on spruce are also representative in the reserve. Among other things, the area is home to Ceruchus chrysomelinus (stag) beetles, Pytho abieticola (dead log) beetles, Cerylon impressum (minute bark) beetles, Corticeus fraxini and Corticeus longulus (darkling) beetles, Tragosoma depsarium (longhorned) beetles and Danosoma conspersum beetles. Together with Salamajärvi National Park, the Salamanperä Strict Nature Reserve can be classified as a very valuable and unique forest area, the level of which only a very few inventoried sites can reach in Finland. Thanks to the institution of early protection measures, the forests of Salamanperä have largely remained in their natural state. The boreal natural forests of Salamanperä are mainly barren, old-growth pine forests.
A significant number of nationally endangered and near threatened species and indicator species of old-growth forests are present in the area.
The Salamanperä Strict Nature Reserve is an especially important area for beetle species living on pines, but species living on spruce are also representative in the reserve. Among other things, the area is home to Ceruchus chrysomelinus (stag) beetles, Pytho abieticola (dead log) beetles, Cerylon impressum (minute bark) beetles, Corticeus fraxini and Corticeus longulus (darkling) beetles, Tragosoma depsarium (longhorned) beetles and Danosoma conspersum beetles.

Together with Salamajärvi National Park, the Salamanperä Strict Nature Reserve can be classified as a very valuable and unique forest area, the level of which only a very few inventoried sites can reach in Finland.

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