Transcript Nature Preserves of Primorsky Territory Made by T.M.Tarasenko, the English teacher

Nature Preserves of
Primorsky Territory
Made by T.M.Tarasenko,
the English teacher
of the basic school
of Khorol, Primorye
2011
Diversity of flora and fauna
Primorye has no equal
among all Russian regions in
diversity of flora and fauna.
This is a consequence of the
fact that Primorye is situated
in the astonishing nook on the
Earth - at the juncture of the
biggest continent - Eurasia
and the biggest ocean - the
Pacific, in between the North
Pole and equator.
Maximum mixture
The least global climate changes, which
can’t be noticed to the south or to the north,
become vividly apparent in this territory.
Animal migratory ways conditioned by ice
and interglacial ages ran here and this is the
place where maximum mixture of heat-loving
and cold-loving species appeared.
Main Information about Primorsky
Territory state preserves
According to the World
Wildlife Fund Far Eastern
branch, six preserves work
in Primorye. Total area of
Primorye preserves is
684508.3 hectares
(including the water area of
the Sea of Japan and of the
Khanka Lake).
1. Sikhote Alin Biosphere
Preserve
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Location: Ternei,
Krasnoarmeysky,
Dalnegorsky districts
Year of foundation: 1935
Area (in hectares): 401
428, including 2900 of
area of sea water
Its most exotic inhabitant
is the Ussury tiger, the
largest feline and tiger
subspecies.
2. Lazovsky Preserve
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Location: Lazovsky
district
Year of foundation:
1935
Area (in hectares):
120 998
Its virgin taiga
hosts about 60
mammal species
and over 340 bird
species
3. Ussuriysky Preserve
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Location: Ussuriysky,
Shkotovsky districts
Year of foundation:
1934
Area (in hectares):
40
It has the only Far
Eastern rehabilitation
center for orphaned
bear cubs.
4. Khankaysky Biosphere
Preserve
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Location:
Khankaysky, Khorolsky,
Chernigovsky, Spassky
districts
Year of foundation: 1990
Area (in hectares): 39 289,
including 5690-water area of
the lake
In addition to the lotus
blooms, herons, storks, and
the other rare birds inhabit
the Khanka Natural
Preserve
5. “Kedrovaya Pad” Biosphere
Preserve
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Location: Khasansky
district
Year of foundation: 1916
Area (in hectares):
18 045
It is famous for the Far
Eastern leopard.
There are also Ussury
tigers, wildcats,
Manchurian wapiti, and
many other animals
inhabiting this preserve.
6. Far Eastern State Biosphere
Sea Preserve
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Location:
Bay of Peter the Great in
the Sea of Japan, insular
areas
Year of foundation: 1978
Area (in hectares): 64
316.3, including 63000
of water area of the sea
The Preserve is a home
to over 3000 plant and
animal species and more
than 360 bird species
Specimens of priamur okhotsk-kamchatka, easternSiberian, daur-mongolian and mountain fauna can
be met in the area of Primorye preserves.
One can see
brown bear and
his southern
congener
Himalayan bear
in the same taiga
areas.
Amur serow,
dappled deer,
dikusha, fish eagle
owl and other
endemic, rare and
endangered species
are spread here.
Plant world is no less diverse.
There are over 2500 of just species
of vascular plants here.
Primorye Territory Red Book
Total number of rare and protected species
is 283 animal species (mollusks -51, insects 50, freshwater and sea fish - 31, amphibians
-2, reptiles - 4, birds - 112, mammals - 33)
and 343 plant species and 55 mushroom
species.
Primorye fauna riches
Amur tiger and
Far - Eastern
leopard live only
here.
Amur tiger
Amur tiger: the
number was 431-529
in Russia in the
beginning of 2005
Far Eastern leopard
Far Eastern leopard:
today there are about
30 leopards in whole
Russia. In 2002-2003 8
leopards were killed
because of high
demand on the body
parts, which are being
used in Oriental
medicine. One leopard
was killed in 2006.
Situation with bioresources usage
has become more acute in the last
fifteen years.
Poaching and
consequent
smuggling brought
damage to over 160
species of wild flora
and fauna.
Preservation
Preservation of unique biodiversity of rare
and endangered species and subspecies is
provided through especially guarded areas,
anti-poaching groups" activities and
restrictions imposed by Red Books of IUPN
(International Union for Preservation of
Nature and Natural Resources), Russian
Federation and Primorye Territory.
What are State preserves?
State preserves are natureprotective, scientific-research and
ecological-educational institutions,
which are aimed to preserve and to
study natural course of natural
processes and phenomena,
genetic fund of animal and plant
world, some species and
communities of plants and animals,
typical and unique ecosystems.
Primorye, like most of the
regions in our country, faces
ecological problems. Many species
have been listed as threatened
because of its shrinking habitat and
pollution. Nature preserves are to
help to solve the problems
Let’s save birds not only
because of their nice singing,
animals for their beauty, but for
our sake!
Tiger’s Day in Primorye
Thank you!