Niels Lisborg

Niels Dahlin Lisborg is a conservation manager and forester with nearly thirty years of experience in nature conservation and land management across Denmark. He currently serves as operations manager for one of Northern Europe's most important wetland areas for waterbirds — and has managed numerous nature restoration projects and some of Denmark's largest and wildest landscapes, including the Skjern River Nature Project and the Tipperne Bird Reserve. A trained forester and certified nature guide, Niels founded the Danish nature magazine Naturmagasinet.dk (NaturGuide.dk) in 2003 and has spent more than two decades writing about Danish wildlife. He is also an accomplished wildlife photographer whose images have appeared in numerous books and periodicals.

The Slow-worm – the legless lizard

Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) The slow-worm is widely distributed in Denmark.Being a legless lizard, the slow worm is often mistaken for a little snake. However, there...

The great egrets have gone north and are now a new breeding species in Denmark.

The great white heron - a newcomer in Danish nature. The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the great white heron, is a large,...

Any dangerous spiders in Denmark?

About 600 species of spiders have been recorded in Denmark. Fortunately, all of them are harmless to humans. However, some can bite you quite noticeably! Actually there...

Return of the Eagle-owl

In 1884 the last Danish Eagle-owl was shot in central Jutland. Not until 100 years later the giant owls carefully returned. A single pair...

Record number of eagles are breeding in Denmark

After being nearly non-existent for about a century, the White-tailed Eagle and the Golden Eagle have successfully returned back to Denmark. When the Danish Ornithological...

Niels Lisborg

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Niels Dahlin Lisborg is a conservation manager and forester with nearly thirty years of experience in nature conservation and land management across Denmark. He currently serves as operations manager for one of Northern Europe's most important wetland areas for waterbirds — and has managed numerous nature restoration projects and some of Denmark's largest and wildest landscapes, including the Skjern River Nature Project and the Tipperne Bird Reserve. A trained forester and certified nature guide, Niels founded the Danish nature magazine Naturmagasinet.dk (NaturGuide.dk) in 2003 and has spent more than two decades writing about Danish wildlife. He is also an accomplished wildlife photographer whose images have appeared in numerous books and periodicals.