Sichote Alin Nature Reserve
Sichote Alin Nature Reserve
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location | Russia |
surface | 4014 km² |
Geographical location | 45 ° 2 ' N , 136 ° 20' E |
Setup date | 1935 |
The Sichote-Alin Nature Reserve ( Russian Сихотэ-Алинский заповедник ) is the largest protected area in the Sichote-Alin Mountains in the Far East of Russia . It was founded in 1935 and covers an area of 4014 square kilometers. The reserve is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sichote-Alin, which was added to the list in 2001.
landscape
About 99% of the reserve is forested, with coniferous forests dominating. The area includes parts of the Sichote-Alin Mountains and extends to the Sea of Japan . The highest mountain is the Gluchmanka and reaches a height of almost 1600 meters. The other elevations in the reserve are significantly lower. In the area where the rivers Serebryanka and Dschigitowka meet in the sea, the mountains and ridges give way to a flat valley basin. The largest river on the western slopes of the reserve is the Kolumbe, which flows into the Ussuri .
fauna
The best known animal of the reserve is the Siberian tiger ( Panthera tigris altaica ). About eight specimens of this big cat live permanently in the reserve, while just as many occasionally invade from surrounding areas. In addition, the protected area is home to a very diverse fauna, including northern species such as ermine ( Mustela erminea ) and wolverine ( Gulo gulo ) as well as southern animal species such as the Amur cat ( Prionailurus bengalensis ). Other larger mammals of the area are Isubrahirsche ( Cervus elaphus xanthopygos ), wild boar ( Sus scrofa ), Dybowski sika ( Cervus nippon Hortulorum ), Siberian deer ( capreolus pygargus ), Siberian musk deer ( musk moschiferus ) Langschwanzgorale ( Naemorhedus caudatus ), wolves ( Canis lupus ), Eurasian lynxes ( Lynx lynx ), otters ( Lutra lutra ), brown bears ( Ursus arctos ) and collar bears ( Ursus tibethanus ).