Altai nature reserve
The Altai Nature Reserve ( Russian заповедник Алтайский ; Altajskij Zapovednik ) is a Russian nature reserve , which in the Altai Republic in the Altai Mountains lies. The protected area covers a total area of 8,812 square kilometers and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Golden Mountains of the Altai , which also includes the Katun Nature Reserve . In the northwest, the Altai nature reserve borders on the famous Teletsk Lake , which is known as the pearl of Western Siberia. The eastern shore of the lake is already part of the reserve. Further south in places forms Chulyshman - and Karakem -flow the western border of the park. The altitude of the protected area ranges from 430 m to 3500 m above sea level. The highest point is the Toschkalykaja (3507 m). The main habitats of the reserve include dry steppes, which occur mainly in the area of the Chulyshman River, forests dominated by firs , pines and Siberian larches , mountain meadows and alpine zones with mats and rocks.
The different habitats of the reserve provide a home for numerous larger mammals. In the taiga areas live wild reindeer , Altai Morale , moose , Siberian deer , musk deer , brown bears , wolverines , wolves and lynx in the mountains the Siberian ibex , argali and snow leopard before. Around 300 bird species have been recorded in the reserve, of which around 180 also breed in the area. Particularly noticeable are the black stork , white-tailed eagle , golden eagle and Altai king hen.
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- William Riley, Laura Riley: Nature's Strongholds. The World's Great Wildlife Reserves. Princeton University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-691-12219-9
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Coordinates: 50 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ N , 88 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ E