Republic of Belarus, the nature of which is very picturesque, is a country in Eastern Europe and the west side is bordered by Poland.On the south side it is Ukraine, with a northwest - Latvia and Lithuania, and in the north and east - Russia.The territory of the republic is quite compact and is about 207,000 square meters.km.Nature of Belarus is famous for its stunning plains, hills, forests and lakes.
modern Belarus and its nature
almost the entire territory of the country is riddled with dense hydrographic nets in rivers, lakes and streams.Plain of the river flowing gently sloping valleys spacious, distinguished by their tortuosity and watersheds are wetlands because flow through the marshes to the south.One tenth of the area of the republic consists of the river valleys and in the south side of the turn of the passage of the glacier is a lot of wide shallow valleys rough shape.Therefore, the nature of the Republic of Belarus is famous for a large number of freshwater lakes of various sizes and depths - there are over 10 thousand.The most common reservoirs are formed in the lake group.The most famous of them are Ushachsky, Braslavskaya and Narochanskaya.
country is also famous for its forests, occupying 40% of the territory.In the north of the Republic of Belarus nature is replete with alder and spruce, in the south - oak and pine, in the central part of the growing many elm, hornbeam and oak trees.Among them you can find berries and edible mushrooms.Especially a lot of forests in the country blueberries and cranberries.Kalina also grow here, blueberries, raspberries, cranberries and rowan.The main asset is the forest fund of Belarus.It consists of more than 9.4 hectares of plantations and increasing annually, so the country is known as a timber.
As mentioned above, 10% of the area occupied by unevenly distributed marshes and low-lying terrain, covered with reeds and grass, which are a unique ecosystem.Natural swamp biggest size in Europe, located on the territory of Western Polessye.Transitional bog with moss, bushes of wild rosemary and myrtle, as well as pine forests can be found in the central part of Belarus.In the north are the bogs with thickets of butterbur, cotton grass and sundew.All these areas act as a reservoir, feeding the river and the softening temperature drops in the middle of winter and summer.Wildlife Belarus and its marshes has become an excellent habitat for many ungulates, rodents and valuable game.
Animal Resources Belarusian nature
Nature of Belarus with its mixed forests, meadow vegetation and swamps is a favorable habitat for deer, wild boar, elk, bison and famous.Are found here, and predators such as martens, foxes, badgers, wolves, brown bears, otters and mink.Belarus, the nature of which attracts many endangered species, has about 309 names of birds.On the territory for nesting are back spoonbills, cormorants, gray geese, mute swans and yellow herons.
National parks and protected areas of the Republic of Belarus
territory of the Republic of Belarus is one of the greenest countries in Europe and is famous for its unique sanctuaries and nature reserves.Huge array of primeval forests is Bialowieza Forest.It stretches from Belarus to Poland through the watershed of Pripyat, Neman and the Western Bug.On its total area of 150 hectares, it is home to about 55 species of large mammals and more than 200 kinds of birds.But the main inhabitants of the Bialowieza Forest are the European bison (bison), who had previously stayed at the stage of extinction.
also a unique protected area is Berezanskii Reserve.It is a system of ancient pine forests, raised bogs and moraine hills.Besides a large number of mammals and birds, there are 700 species of plants.
in the southwestern part of the Gomel region, the right hand bank of the Pripyat River, National Park "Pripyat".He became famous not only for its inhabitants in the primeval floodplain oak forests, and fish fauna.Also noteworthy national park "Braslav Lakes" and "Naroch".
Hunting and fishing in Belarus
Since the wildlife of Belarus is unique in Europe hunting country holds a special place.Setting primeval swamps and forests is favorable for many animals, causing excitement in catching game.On the Belarusian land hunting traditions have evolved over the centuries, for a variety of wildlife, even attracted the attention of the Russian tsars, Polish kings and princes of Kiev.At the present time, Belarus, the nature of which is unique in its beauty, is open year round for hunting.Because the lakes and rivers of the republic lives a considerable quantity of fish (carp, eel, bream, perch, smelt, chub, perch, burbot, rudd and so forth.), Here every day is growing in popularity fishing.Amateurs and professionals of fishing will discover the great rivers, such as the Neman, Berezina, the Dnieper, Vilia, SOG, the Western Dvina, the Western Bug, Pripyat and Gorin.
Environment in Belarus
Landscapes republic unique variety of flora and fauna, as well as provide habitat for many rare and endangered species, so most of the land assigned protected status.The whole area is included in the zone, is an environmental value for Central and Eastern Europe.That is why the protection of nature apply to Belarus 4 national parks, 84 biosphere reserves and the reserve of national importance.It is worth noting that in the territory there are 861 natural monument of local and national significance, which fulfill a special role in the preservation of biodiversity.
