The mountainous forest is one of Sweden's most wilderness -embedded habitat types - a transition zone between mountains and lowlands, where wildlife is both rich and often shy. Here live some of our most mythical predators: Bear, Lon and Järven.

Bear is our largest predator and thrives in large, Undestrone forest areas. In the summer it springs around in search of grass, carrying, Ants, carcasses and other easily accessible food sources. Despite its size, the bear is usually shy and avoids people. In the winter it goes into idea, where it sleeps deep until the snow melts.

Lon is Sweden's only wild cat animal. It is skilled hunter and lives primarily by deer, hares and forest birds. With its spotted fur and its tufted ears, Lon is well adapted to sneak out silently through dense forest and over snow -capped lands. It is an animal you rarely see, but often it leaves traces in the snow.

Lake are the most rare of the three and live in the most inaccessible parts of mountainous forests. In spite of its relatively small size it is strong and enduring, known to be able to trap the prey larger than herself. The wolverine is also a skilled eater and plays an important role in the ecosystem as "the cleaner of nature".

Together these three predators show the biodiversity found in our mountainous forests. It is an environment where nature is still allowed to be wild - where the animals control, and where man is guest.

The moose is the giant of the forest and a well -known element in the mountainous landscape. It wanders between summer- And winter pastures and are particularly happy where there is a lot of sly and birch forest. During the autumn is the rut time - when the bulls can be heard shouting through the forest in the hope of attracting a cow. The moose is also an important part of the ecosystem, As it affects the structure of the forest through its bait. Unfortunately, the trunk decreases because of unsustainable hunting.

When the night falls over the forest wakes up The owls. Here are species such as patch owl, Slaguggla, Pearl owl, springs, Hornuggla, Earth owl and hawk owl. A little higher up with the Helag massif you have the chance to see the rare mountain owl during good sores. Owls chasing silently with their wide wings and their sharp hearing. Their hoeing, Mysterious that is difficult to beat and can sometimes be perceived as scary - contributes to the wild atmosphere in the forest.

Other bird species that are interesting in our area are sea- and king eagle that easily sails through Dalarna. Blue marsh hawk up at Grundsjön is no unusual sight. It also applies to our most common forest chickens, capercaillie, orre, Järpe and Ripa. In the vid by Mittån man man to enjoy the mountain singer of the mountains blue hook.

Together, these animals create a living, balanced whole. The mountainous forest is a place where nature is still allowed to advise, There silence, Track in snow and land tells of a life going on - deep inside the wild.