all reserves and national parks are famous for marvelous corners untouched, pristine nature and beautiful natural landscapes.In the Sayano-Shushenskoye, similar to the canyon, stunning panoramic views.Covered woodland inaccessible cliffs with steep cliffs stretching along the coasts of the Yenisei River, which is on the water surface here and there one can see the friendly islands.Local Sayan, Yenisei framing, strongly reminiscent of the Norwegian fjords.
Location Sayano-Shushenskoye Reserve
in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, along the west coast of the Yenisei River, in the center of the area inaccessible with impassable rocky ridges, sprawled Sayano-Shushenskaya Biosphere Reserve.He covered the territory of Sayan and Naked mountain ranges, as well as a part of the mountain range formed Khemchiksky Kantegirskim and ridges.
conservation area adjacent to Shushenskaya, Yermakovsky District and the Republic of Tuva.From the village of Shushenskoye to it - 300 kilometers.The reserve is organized around a man-made lake - the Sayano-Shushenskoye reservoir.
Its task is to monitor the impact of the global experiment on natural ecosystems, smoothing damage from rising water in the artificial lake to preserve the unique and typical natural ecosystems for thousands of years developing in the Western Sayan.
Natural Beauty
Reserve Sayano-Shushenskaya - edge virtually undeveloped natural systems.It affects virginity wildness and unspoiled nature.The landscapes here are diverse.Dark coniferous taiga gradually replaced gornostepnymi expanses.Forests occupy almost 60% of the park.In the rest of the area is a stone placers, loaches and rocky clumps.
The topography is dominated by characteristic mountain landscapes.In the vast open spaces, sweeping the 390 000 hectares, flattened grand mountain chain of the Western Sayan.She formed Hemchinskim, Sayan, Kantegirskim, Idzhirskim and other mountain ranges, crossed by ancient rocks.
water system, which has a reserve of Sayano-Shushenskaya, formed capricious mountain rivers, glacial moraine-dammed lake, the water area of the Sayano-Shushenskoye reservoir and mineral springs.Reservoir with existing hydroelectric and numerous bays stretches along the eastern side of the conservation area.In the area of the river ydyk Tyk-Khem, where are its sources, ground water, dissolving and washing away not too solid rock, formed a vast karst cracks, craters and valleys.
Flora
Sayano-Shushenskaya conservation area, as well as many nature reserves and national parks, is located at the junction of floristic regions.For its flora typical mixed type.In the north, dominated the vegetation of the Altai-Sayan area and in the south - the Central Asian.Diverse zone at the junction of the Sayan range.
plants grow in the reserve of the Red Book, relict vegetation.There expanse endemics such as bluegrass and bluegrass Altai Krylov.Ideal conditions for growing catchment Borodin and anemone Yenisei and Baikal.The soils of the reserve covered lumbago Bunge campion and swollen.
There it valuable medicinal herbs.Siberian stags and golden root, which were on the brink of extinction before the reserve was created by Sayano-Shushenskaya, and now there is no threat.Relic vegetation here is represented Dahurian rhododendron and core touchy.There were corners in the conservation area suitable for growing fragrant woodruff fescue and the Far East.
Fauna
Sayano-Shushenskaya Biosphere Reserve tightened dark coniferous forests of the taiga type.Here dominate the cedars, spruce and fir.The main burden sredoformiruyuschuyu are cedar forests - rich owners of food resources necessary for animal life.Most species of animals, has no shortage of food, creating vast areas of population density that is high enough.
stir Altai, Sayan and Mongolian fauna provide a wealth of wildlife in the conservation area.Unique Reserve Sayano-Shushenskaya was the home of 50 species of mammals and 660 species of insects.His condition reached 15 species of fish and 4 species of reptiles.Birds nest here.They are more than 200 varieties.
Protection of Animals
Reserve - a kind of reserve, which seeks to increase the population of small mammals belonging to the valuable hunting species.Density ranges sable, mink and wolverine is low.Forests are inhabited by squirrels and lynx, capercaillie, and hazel.
in the reserve a unique collection of rare and endangered the survival of the animals hit the pages of the Red Book.Here herds of forest reindeer belonging to the Altai-Sayan populations, and Siberian ibex.In the mountains, stepping softly, sneaking agile predators - snow leopards.
Large Animals Sayano-Shushenskoye Reserve presented wolves and bears Irbis.There is an assumption that is home to some individuals the red wolf.Because of cloven-hoofed animals are found deer and roe deer, musk deer and mountain goats, deer and others.Over meadows flit Apollos ordinary.Rich in diverse vegetation pollinating bees carpenters.
Birds Biosphere Reserve
soar in the sky, looking for prey, eagles and numerous peregrine, saker falcon and osprey.Pairs of black storks nesting on the deaf and swampy forests of tall mountain.Demoiselle settled on the dry steppe areas.In the ruins, and ravines, in rocky gorges and among deaf forest owls make their home.
black-headed gull nests, large gulls, scattered on the islands bays Sayano-Shushenskoye reservoir.In marshy lowlands found small swans.Graceful birds make their nests, the retinue of moss and sedge tussocks or on the dry islands near the coast.
