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Nature Preserves of Primorsky Territory

Discover the diverse flora and fauna of Primorsky Territory, located at the juncture of Eurasia and the Pacific Ocean. Explore the six state preserves that safeguard unique ecosystems and endangered species. Learn how these preserves play a crucial role in preserving the region's natural heritage.

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Nature Preserves of Primorsky Territory

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  1. Nature Preserves of Primorsky Territory Made by T.M.Tarasenko, the English teacher of the basic school of Khorol, Primorye 2011

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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).

  5. 1. Sikhote Alin Biosphere Preserve • 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.

  6. 2. Lazovsky Preserve • 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

  7. 3. Ussuriysky Preserve • Location: Ussuriysky, Shkotovsky districts • Year of foundation: 1934 • Area (in hectares): 40 • It has the only Far Eastern rehabilitation center for orphaned bear cubs.

  8. 4. Khankaysky Biosphere Preserve • 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

  9. 5. “Kedrovaya Pad” Biosphere Preserve • 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.

  10.  6. Far Eastern State Biosphere Sea Preserve • 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

  11. Specimens of priamur okhotsk-kamchatka, eastern-Siberian, 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.

  12. Amur serow, dappled deer, dikusha, fish eagle owl and other endemic, rare and endangered species are spread here.

  13. Plant world is no less diverse. There are over 2500 of just species of vascular plants here.

  14. 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.

  15. Primorye fauna riches Amur tiger and Far - Eastern leopard live only here.

  16. Amur tiger Amur tiger: the number was 431-529 in Russia in the beginning of 2005

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. What are State preserves? State preserves are nature-protective, 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.

  21. 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

  22. Let’s save birds not only because of their nice singing, animals for their beauty, but for our sake!

  23. Tiger’s Day in Primorye

  24. Thank you!

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