Kologrivsky Nature Reserve
Strict nature reserve in Kostroma Oblast, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kologrivski Forest Nature Reserve (Russian: Кологривский лес заповедник) (also Kologrivsky Les) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict nature reserve) created to protect and study southern taiga nature complexes of the Russian Plain. The reserve includes the only two surviving old-growth southern European taiga arrays not exposed landscape changes. Some trees are 350–400 years old. The reserve hosts 38 out of 72 species of rare and endangered species in the Kostroma region. The reserve is situated in the Kologrivsky District of Kostroma Oblast.[1][2] It was formally established in 2006, and is officially named State Nature Reserve "MG Sinitsyn", after its first administrator. The site covers 58,940 ha (227.6 sq mi).
Kologrivski Forest Nature Reserve | |
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Russian: Кологривский лес заповедник (Also: Kologrivsky Les) | |
Location | Kostroma Oblast |
Nearest city | Kologriv |
Coordinates | 58°56′41″N 43°51′3″E |
Area | 58,940 hectares (145,644 acres; 228 sq mi) |
Established | 2006 (2006) |
Governing body | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia) |
Website | http://kologrivskiy-les.ru/ |