The arrival of a famous bird and the appearance of an ornithologist on private property effectively mean the nationalisation of the land. It makes no difference that the grandfather planted the forest, the father tended it, and the son now wants to harvest it to plant new trees for his own child. With the establishment of a micro-reserve, commercial activity is automatically suspended, and henceforth, only cones and fallen wood may be collected in these 5 to 30 hectares. The connection of this problem to the lesser spotted eagle was already covered by “Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze” in the 30 April publication “Forest owners will request state protection”. The Latvian Fund for Nature is implementing a 2.5 million euro project “LIFE AQPOM: Securing the conservation of the lesser spotted eagle in Latvia”. Ornithologists have set a target through this project to ensure the protection of 500 nests. This means 500 new micro-reserves must be created. This will significantly increase the total protected areas in Latvia and remove hundreds of private properties from commercial use. Formally, to protect a bird that is very widespread in Latvia.