Puhtu Biological Station is a research station located in Pärnu county Lääneranna Parish, Estonia, at the coast of Baltic Sea.[1] It is one of the oldest biology stations in Estonia.[2]
The station is in the Puhtu peninsula, at the territory of Puhtu-Laelatu Nature Reserve, some kilometers from Laelatu Biological Station. It is an important bird area.[3] The main building was built in 1920s and belonged to the biologist Jakob von Uexküll.[1] In 1949, after World War II, it became an official research station. It is known for ornithology research, especially bird ecophysiology and ecology.[4] Puhtu biology station belonged to the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany, and since 1997 to the Estonian University of Life Sciences (since the institute joined the university).[5]