Unfortunately, some animals Russia, including poultry, are now on the verge of extinction.In this regard, the World Conservation Union in 1963, it was decided to create the so-called Red Book, consisting of an annotated list of relict animals as well as plants and fungi.A Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued its publication.So, in this article we are interested in the birds of the Red Book of Russia.
Golden Eagles - the largest eagles in the world!
Berkut is perhaps one of the most famous birds of prey, representing the family of hawk birds.In addition, it is the world's largest eagles.Unfortunately, they are "famous for" not only their popularity, but the small number of ... Golden Eagles - a predatory bird of the Red Book of Russia.
Recently eagles disappeared from many regions of the country where they have previously lived in the early XX century.The reasons for this - the mass extermination of human bird, urbanization of land for certain economic needs.Curiously, the World Conservation Union does not consider these predators as a species on the verge of extinction.
«Flight of Hope".Cranes
In some cases, the birds of the Red Book of Russia - is the only animal in the world.For example, these are Siberian Cranes, and white cranes.There they are in the lower reaches of the Ob River, in Western Siberia, Yakutia, and the rivers Kolyma and Yana Alazeya.Currently they number about 3000 individuals.
Unfortunately, the population of the West Siberian white cranes was reduced to 20 individuals, which, of course, puts them on the brink of extinction.Efforts to preserve the number of Siberian Cranes were made back in the 70s.In 2006, ornithologists and other scientists have built 5 modern trikes, with which it was possible to send Siberian Cranes on a long flight.
trike - a kind of "leaders" flocks, for which follow and white cranes.Then the birds came from Yamal to bring Uzbekistan.There they were able to join the wild gray cranes, going with them for the winter.
The same attempt was made in 2012 and held with the personal involvement of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.Pack consisting of six Siberian Cranes, brought back to their gray cousins, but those at the last moment they were not accepted.
Birds Red Book of Russia.Filin Filin
in nature can be both nomadic and sedentary birds.They can be found in Russian forests and fields, in the steppes and mountains.They prefer to nest in deserted woods and wilderness areas.Unfortunately, by the end of the XX century the number of owls in Russia declined sharply.Now they - the birds of the Red Book of Russia.In this regard, for they were created sanctuaries and nature reserves, which carried out a series of measures aimed at protecting these birds.
Ussuri Cranes: relict bird
Red Book of Russia (photo book is presented below) includes not only small but relict species of birds.These include, for example, Ussuriysk cranes.Their second name - Japanese or Manchurian cranes.
This is the largest among the representatives of all existing in the world of cranes.Their house - the Far East.White Crane is widely distributed in the vast Khanka lowlands in the river valleys of Primorye and southern Khabarovsk Territory.
In connection with the permanent population of the individual regions of the Far East, the local draining swamps and plowing white cranes in general have become a relict species.Unfortunately, now we find them in nature can be extremely rare, and information on nesting sites of these birds giants in the Far East - are disappointing.
