Pripyat National Park
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| Location: | Minsk , Belarus | ||
| Next city: | Homelskaya Woblasz | ||
| Founding: | 1996 | ||
The Pripyat National Park is a national park in the Gomel Region in Belarus . It was founded in 1996 to preserve the natural landscapes around the Pripyat River and is named after him.
Much of the park is covered by peat bogs . There are 51 species of mammals in the park, including elk , wild boar , red deer , badger and Eurasian lynx .