Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve

Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve is a biosphere reserve in Primorsky Krai. It is an important 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] The highest point is Glukhomanka Mountain at 1598 m altitude.

Hunting and fishing in Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve are forbidden. Flora and fauna of the reserve are rich.

References

  1. Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve

Coordinates: 45°02′N 136°20′E / 45.033°N 136.333°E / 45.033; 136.333

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