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Stepnoi Nature Sanctuary
Stepnoi State Nature Sanctuary (Russian language, Russian: государственный природный заказник "Степной") (also Stepnoy Nature Reserve) is a protected area located in Limansky District, Liman district of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. The sanctuary was declared in 2000 to ensure maintenance of unique natural complex of Stipa steppe providing habitat for saiga antelope (''Saiga tatarica tatarica'') and a number of other endangered species of animals and plants. The sanctuary covers an area of 109.4 thousands of hectares. The monitoring program started in 2004 showed that the sanctuary is an important territory for the survival of the critically endangered saiga antelope. Saigas inhabit the sanctuary and the nearby regions of Kalmykia throughout the year. Stepnoi sanctuary provides well-protected territory for both rut and calving of saigas. Several Artesian aquifer, artesian wells within the sanctuary serve as waterholes and mineral licks for saiga. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrakhan Oblast
Astrakhan Oblast (; ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southern Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Astrakhan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,010,073. Geography Astrakhan's southern border is the Caspian Sea, eastern is Kazakhstan (Atyrau Region and West Kazakhstan Region), northern is Volgograd Oblast, and western is Kalmykia. It is within the Russian Southern Federal District. File:Narimanovsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia - panoramio (3).jpg, Semi-desert in Narimanovsky District File:Богдо4.jpg, Bogdo-Baskunchak Nature Reserve History Since the Middle Ages, the territory has been ruled by Khazars, Cumania, the Mongol-Tatar Golden Horde, the Tatar Astrakhan Khanate, and Russia. Astrakhan region is the homeland of the Buzhans, one of several Slavic tribes from which modern Russians evolved; they lived in Southern Russia and inhabited the area around the Buzan river. In the 16th century, Indians began mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nature Reserves In Russia
Protected areas of Russia, (official Russian title: , literally "Specially Protected Natural Areas"), is governed by the corresponding 1995 law of the Russia, Russian Federation. Categories The law establishes the following categories of protected areas: # State nature zapovedniks, including Biosphere reserves (''biosphere preserve'') # List of national parks of Russia, National Parks # Nature parks # State nature zakazniks # Natural Monuments # Dendrology, Dendrological parks and botanical gardens # Health recuperation areas and health resorts Other areas Other areas that are protected in Russia include: * UNESCO World Heritage Sites. * city and regional parks. * Ramsar sites — ''wetlands of international significance''. * Russian Cultural heritage monuments. * Historic buildings and gardens — ''e.g.: Imperial Russian palaces and their landscape parks''. Total Land Area On May 21, 2019, the ''Moscow Times'' cited a World Wildlife Fund report indicating that Russia now ranks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saiga Conservation Alliance
The Saiga Conservation Alliance SCA is a network of researchers and conservationists working to study and protect the critically endangered Saiga Antelope (Saiga tatarica) and their habitat. The Saiga are often seen as a major flagship species of the Central Asian and pre-Caspian steppes. In the last ten years, saiga populations have declined by 96%, which is the fastest decline ever recorded for a mammal species. Saiga Conservation Alliance is partnered with the Wildlife Conservation Network. History In September 2006, the organization was formally founded. In June 2015, E.J. Milner-Gulland said, 'Anti-poaching [needs to be a top priority for the Russian and Kazakh governments.' Programs CMS Project Monitoring SCA was contracted by the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS)to monitor progress of saiga conservation. Part of this projects involves maintaining a database of saiga experts and conservationist as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
