Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve

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Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve is a large, strictly protected wilderness area in Russia’s Far East, renowned for its old-growth temperate forests and as critical habitat for the endangered Amur tiger and other rare species.

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instanceOf biosphere reserve
protected area
strict nature reserve
zapovednik
access closed to general public
climate humid continental climate
containsFeature Pacific coastline
old-growth Korean pine–broadleaf forests
river valleys
rugged mountains
sea cliffs
continent Asia
country Russia
ecosystemType coastal marine fringe
mixed conifer–broadleaf forest
mountain taiga
temperate coniferous forest
established 1935
establishedBy Soviet Union
governedAs federal protected area of Russia
governingBody Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Russia
surface form: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
habitatFor Amur leopard
Amur tiger
Blakiston's fish owl
surface form: Blakiston’s fish owl

Siberian musk deer
Steller sea eagle
surface form: Steller’s sea eagle

Asiatic black bear
surface form: Ussuri black bear

brown bear
lynx
red deer
sable
wild boar
IUCNCategory Ia
knownFor Amur tiger habitat
coastal ecosystems
endemic species
high biodiversity
mountain–taiga ecosystems
old-growth temperate forests
locatedIn Primorsky Krai
locatedOn Sikhote-Alin mountain range
partOf Russia Far East
surface form: Russian Far East
primaryPurpose nature conservation
scientific research
prohibits commercial logging
hunting
permanent settlement
UNESCOStatus part of Central Sikhote-Alin World Heritage Site
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria ix
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UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2001

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Primorsky Krai containsProtectedArea Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve