Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve Explained

Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve
Alt Name:Russian: Сихотэ-Алинский заповедник, Sikhote-Alinsky Zapovednik
Iucn Category:Ia
Photo Alt:Gluhomanka Mountain, in Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve
Map:Russia
Location:Primorsky Krai, Russia
Nearest City:Dalnegorsk
Coordinates:45.0333°N 156°W
Area Km2:4016
Url:http://сиалинь.рф/

Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve (pronounced as /ru/,,) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict nature reserve) in Primorsky Krai. It is a reserve for the endangered Siberian tiger.

It was founded on February 10, 1935, to protect a population of the sable. The Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve is located in a watershed on the eastern slopes of Central Sikhote-Alin in the Terneysky and Krasnoarmeysky Districts and the area of Dalnegorsk City Council.

The area of the zapovednik is 401,428 ha (2,900 ha - aquatic).[1]

Hunting and fishing in Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve are forbidden.

The reserve, along with Ussurisky Nature Reserve, is featured in the natural film Operation Snow Tiger by the BBC, first aired in 2013.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sikhote Alin Nature Reserve. oopt.info. 12 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Operation Snow Tiger. BBC.