unique nature of the Crimean peninsula in need of protection and conservation.For this purpose on this earth organized many protected areas.
Protected territory of Crimea
Protected areas make up more than five percent of the land of the peninsula.Their basis is a nature reserve in Crimea.These include six government agencies on whose territory completely ruled out economic activities.Main reserves of Crimea (list):
- Crimean State Reserve.
- Swan Islands.
- Yalta.
- Kazantyp.
- Karadag.
- Opuksky.
- Cape Marian.
It is not all the reserves of Crimea.List of territories under protection of the state, continued for a further 33 state reserves.
In Crimea there are nine natural reserves.This small plots of land, which is located some interesting object for scientists.In addition, in the Crimea there are 30 fabulous parks, 73 protected natural monument.
Today reserves are available to visit Crimea.In some parks and sanctuaries for admission will be charged a nominal fee.
Crimean reserve
It is the oldest reserve in Crimea.It was founded in 1923.Furthermore, it occupies the largest area.It stretches from Yalta to Alushta.This land is full of interesting natural attractions.
this unique reserve Crimea regularly come to tour groups.The bus taking them Romanovsky highway - mountain serpentine.The first stop takes place on the farm for breeding trout.The road skirts the old-Damianovsky Cosmas Monastery.Today, he revived, and every year on July 14, the day of Saints Cosmas and Damian, trying to get here, pilgrims from all corners of the Earth.
After the monastery road rushes even higher up the mountain.Near all the attractions and places along the route of the bus stop are provided.For example, the viewing platforms where tourists enjoy the beautiful views of the coast.On the pass Kebit Bogas all tourists stop to commemorate the partisans who fought in 1941-1944 against the Nazi invaders in the land of the Crimean Nature Reserve.There is a monument to him.
On Chuchelskom Pass (1150 m) you can see Mount Roman-Kosh (1545 m) - the highest on the peninsula.Then the road will take travelers to the arbor winds.From this place opens extraordinary views of the mountain Crimea and South Beach.The "Red Stone" from a height you can admire the beauty - Yalta, breathe perfectly clean air filled with the smells of pine needles, which exudes a pine forest.
Swan Islands
Reserves Crimea are very different, each one is unique.Swan Island on the peninsula experts called ornithological reserve.It is of international importance and is part of the Crimean Nature Reserve.
This six separate islands, which stretch along the Gulf Karkinit eight kilometers.The largest of them - the fourth.Its length is 3.5 kilometers, with a width of 350 meters.On the beach and in the water around the reserve is designated security zone.
These islands are the result of alluvium sand and shells, so their number and the general appearance, may change over time.Above the water surface, they dominate the same - not more than two meters.
varied world of birds
Reserves Crimea and the Swan Islands in particular, are the largest nesting and wintering waterfowl and wading birds on the peninsula.This unique complex is reserved to the way in which birds depart annually, starting the winter from Europe to Asia and Africa.
These places have chosen black-headed gull, herring gulls, gulls laughterloons, gray and white herons, waders, flamingos, pelicans and other birds representatives.But the main pride of the Swan Islands - mute swans.During the summer season there is going to more than 6,000 individuals.In Karkinitsky Bay, on the islands of mute swans are during molting, when the birds are very vulnerable.In late autumn the islands are going whooper swans that stop to rest before the long flight to the wintering grounds.
sea creatures
Reserves Crimea carried out extensive work on the protection not only of birds.The Swan lakes found protect dolphins from the Black Sea - bottlenose dolphins and common dolphins, great jerboa and white ferret, guinea pig.It is home to reptiles and - steppe viper yellow-bellied snake and lots of fish.Especially appreciated is quite rare these days Black Sea salmon.
Crimea - Opuksky Reserve
Cape Opuk, located on the coast of the Kerch Strait, is a mountain of the same name, which is a striking landmark of the Crimea.In the surrounding area in 1998 opened Opuksky Reserve.On an area of more than a thousand acres stretched boundless steppes.They inhabit rare animals, birds, inhabitants of the sea area and a variety of plants.
All reserves of Crimea have some its characteristic feature.Spring Opuksky Reserve affects the abundance of white, yellow, magenta, black and purple tulips.And on the night of the caves, where for many years quarried stone, fly countless bats on food production.
Mount Opuk
Its height - only 183 meters.It is oblong, with lush vegetation is different.Mount Opuk is broad-based, which has a gentle slope to the north and steep with rocks and talus stepped to the south.
This reserve is recognized archaeological sites of the Crimea.Once at the foot of the excavations carried out, scientists have discovered the remains of ancient buildings, foundations of buildings, the ruins of the walls of the village Cimmeric.In the V century BC, it was a part of the kingdom of the Bosporus.
Pink starlings
This place is famous for the fact that only here in Crimea nest pink starlings.These amazing birds developed genetic memory.Several thousands of these beautiful birds flock to the reserve to overgrown with thorns, hawthorn and rosehip slopes of Mount Opuk.Nowadays, the population of the colony of pink starlings doubled.
Rocks-ships
At a distance of four kilometers from the Cape Opuk, on the Black Sea, there are four small islands.They are called the Rocks-ships.This group of islands is composed of a fairly dense reef limestones with high strength.The largest stone "ship" rises above the water at 20 meters.These rocks got their name because of the similarity with sailboats.Today, they live crested gull, glaucous blue, black swifts, cormorants.They hatch chicks here in advance to build a nest.
Park Lions
In 2006, the overgrown weeds on the territory of the former military base, where there were only a half-destroyed building without communications efforts of animal lovers, with the help and support of the authorities was a unique park in the Crimea, Lviv, near Belogorsk.
This extraordinary Reserve Lions in the Crimea, which has no equal in Europe.The park stretches for 20 hectares on which are laid metal walkways, raised six meters above the ground.Their length - a few kilometers.
The safari park today live more than 50 Lions - is the largest population in Europe.The animals were collected in zoos Russia, South Africa, Europe, Ukraine and others. In a very large aviary, in conditions as close as possible to the natural environment, home to several Pride - the lions families.
Animals, as befits kings animals roam freely in the park.
addition to the safari park in the reserve has its own zoo, equipped with a large, clean and comfortable for the animal enclosures, which perfectly fit into the surrounding landscape.Just a safari park live two thousand animals.
It should be noted that the park "taigan" differs from many such establishments that animals are well-fed, well-groomed and peaceful.The zoo animals are allowed to feed, but only those feeds that can be purchased in the pavilions located in the territory.
in the summer heat for the lions and bears arrange a refreshing shower.Near the bench most of the enclosures are surrounded by lush trees that create pleasant shade.Here freely run roosters, quail, chickens and other animals that can hear, but not always, obscured by the foliage.The park is beautifully decorated lions - numerous walking paths, sculptures of animals, a lot of bushes and flowers planted in the beautiful flowerbeds.
Museum reserve Crimea
This category of protected places of the peninsula in this article will present the Museum-Reserve "Chersonese»
This ancient city on the coast of the Crimea lived more than two thousand years.Founded it geraklioty - natives of the city of Hercules 422-421 years.BC.e.One hundred years later, he was already the largest city-state of the Northern Black Sea.
It was a slaveholding Republic differ democratic form of government, was a center of crafts, trade and culture.Its population is more than twenty thousand people.
Since the V century.n.e.Chersonesos became part of the Byzantine Empire.After a nine-month siege in 988, the city was taken by Russian Prince Vladimir.Here the Grand Duke adopted Christianity.Ancient Chersonesos twice suffered from the Tatar hordes in the XII-XIV centuries.By the middle of the XV century.the city was gone.
Reserves Crimea photos which you can see in this article, are of great interest to scholars historians and archaeologists.That is why now the land of ancient Chersonese always crowded.There are still being excavated, which are attended and international expeditions.
visiting this museum-reserve, you can see the ruins of the ancient theater, the ancient city of neighborhoods, defensive wall with the tower of Zeno and other architectural structures.
Today we have presented you only a few reserves of Crimea.On the more of it we could not tell.So come to the island to see the beauty of this land with your own eyes.
