Editing Espoo (section)

=== Flora and fauna ===
[[File:Koski, jossa on myllyn jäännökset 2.jpg|thumb|left|Rapids in Bemböle]]
[[File:Ducks in Espoo.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mallard]]s in [[Matinkylä]]]]
The city's Central Park's fauna represents a typical range of Finnish forest species. The most common flora in the Central Park includes [[Equisetum]], [[fern]]s, [[Anemone]], [[Lythrum]] and [[Orchidaceae]]. Common mammal species present in Espoo include the [[European hare]] and the [[mountain hare]], the [[raccoon dog]], the [[red squirrel]], the [[Moose|elk]], the [[red fox]], various bat species, the [[European badger]], as well as the [[roe deer]] and the [[white-tailed deer]],<ref name="Central Park"/> which was introduced to Finland in the 1930s as a gift from [[Finnish Americans|Finnish American]] migrants.<ref>{{cite news |last= Mansikka |first= Heli |date=  |title= Suomi sai Amerikan lahjaksi 7 valkohäntäpeuraa, ne vapautettiin luontoon ja nyt niitä on 100 000 – laukonpeurojen historia on kiehtova tarina isänmaanrakkaudesta |url= https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10290307 |language= Finnish |work= Yle |location=  |access-date= 3 April 2021 |archive-date= 27 July 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210727132250/https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10290307 |url-status= live }}</ref>

The Suomenoja Bird Reserve in Finnoo, southern Espoo, is considered to be nationally significant for its bird diversity.<ref name="suomenluonto">{{cite web | url= https://suomenluonto.fi/artikkelit/retkivinkki-finnoon-allas-espoon-suomenojalla/ | title= Retkivinkki: Finnoon allas Espoon Suomenojalla | publisher= Suomen Luonto | access-date= 13 February 2021 | language= fi | archive-date= 21 December 2020 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201221083017/https://suomenluonto.fi/artikkelit/retkivinkki-finnoon-allas-espoon-suomenojalla/ | url-status= live }}</ref> Among others, there are endangered [[Common moorhen|moorhens]], as well as [[horned grebe]]s and [[gadwall]]s. The most common and audible maritime bird species is the [[black-headed gull]], but the [[whooper swan]] is also a common sight in the city's archipelago, where [[white-tailed eagle]]s can be found as well.<ref name="suomenluonto"/>

The city is home to 73 vulnerable or endangered species,<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.espoo.fi/en-US/Housing_and_environment/Environment_and_nature/Endangered_species(139256) | title= Endangered species | publisher= City of Espoo | access-date= 11 March 2021 | archive-date= 31 July 2021 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210731215115/https://www.espoo.fi/en-US/Housing_and_environment/Environment_and_nature/Endangered_species(139256) | url-status= dead }}</ref> including the [[Siberian flying squirrel]], whose Finnish populations have experienced a steep decline for many decades due to logging. The flying squirrel is considered to be the official animal of Espoo,<ref>{{cite news |last= Tarkka-Tierala |first= Hannele |date= |title= Liito-orava, mustarastas ja valkovuokko nimikkosuosikit |url= https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000003590909.html | language = Finnish |work= Helsingin Sanomat |location= |access-date= 3 April 2021}}</ref> and the squirrel populations are especially plentiful in the northernmost parts of the city. However, the flying squirrel is also present in some southern areas, including the Central Park, [[Soukka]], [[Espoon keskus]], [[Tapiola]], [[Laajalahti]], Hannusmetsä and [[Matinkylä]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.espoo.fi/en-US/Housing_and_environment/Environment_and_nature/Flying_squirrel__the_symbol_of_Espoo(139250) | title= Flying squirrel – the symbol of Espoo | publisher= City of Espoo | access-date= 11 March 2021 | archive-date= 31 July 2021 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210731220746/https://www.espoo.fi/en-US/Housing_and_environment/Environment_and_nature/Flying_squirrel__the_symbol_of_Espoo(139250) | url-status= dead }}</ref>