List of nature reserves of Ukraine

Main article: Categories of protected areas of Ukraine

The nature reserves of Ukraine are protected areas of Ukraine, nature conservation and science researching institutions of state importance that are part of the Nature-Preservation Fund of Ukraine.

List

#	Name	Photo	Location	Website	Area	Year	Description
1	Cape Martian		Crimea 44.5068713°N 34.2508710°E / 44.5068713; 34.2508710	Reserve: None	240 ha (0.9 sq mi)	1973	The reserve was created to save naturally valuable systems of Cape Martyan in natural state, to protect and to preserve rare species of flora and fauna, and to conduct scientific research.
2	Cheremske		Volyn Oblast 51°22′25″N 25°28′40″E	Reserve: None	2,976 ha (11.5 sq mi)	2001	Covers forest and wetlands of the Western Polesia region, in the northwest of the country. The area is one of high biodiversity because of the varied habitat in transitional ecological zones.[1]
3	Crimean		Crimea 44°40′00″N 34°21′00″E	Reserve: http://zapovednik-crimea.udprf-crimea.com/	44,175 ha (170.6 sq mi)	1991	Located on a portion of the Crimean Mountains, on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula. It is the largest and oldest nature reserve in Ukraine[2]
3.1	Swan Islands		Crimea 45°52′30″N 33°32′30″E	Reserve:	9,612 ha (37.1 sq mi)	1949	The Swan Islands Reserve protects a series of islands off the northwest coast of the Crimean Peninsula that this an important resting place for migratory birds in the summer and fall, and a nesting place in winter. It is a sub-unit of the Crimean Nature Reserve.[3]
4	Dnieper-Oril		Dnipropetrovsk Oblast 48°30′43″N 34°47′4″E	Reserve: No URL	3,766 ha (14.5 sq mi)	1990	Located in the center of the country in the valley of the Dnieper River, the reserve protects two river terraces, the first a strip 2 km wide along the left bank of the Dnieper, and the second a higher inland terrance. It also covers a floodplain of the Oril River. 30% of the reserve is water (some of which was backed up during construction of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station), and 89% of the floodplain land is forest, mostly oak.
5	Drevlians		Zhytomyr Oblast 51°12′10″N 29°4′53″E	Reserve:	66,816 ha (258.0 sq mi)	2009	follows along the Uzh River in the Polesia region of north-central Ukraine. Created to protect representative forests and wetlands of the Polesia region, the area experienced contamination from the Chernobyl disaster. The site is 80 km due west of Chernobyl.[4]
6	Gorgany		Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 48°27′09″N 24°14′00″E	Reserve:	5,344 ha (20.6 sq mi)	1996	Covers a part of the Gorgany mountain range of the Outer Eastern Carpatians in southwest Ukraine. The reserve is 46% old-growth forest, one of the last and largest such stands in Europe.[5]
7	Kaniv		Cherkasy Oblast 49°44′40″N 31°27′21″E	Reserve:	2,027 ha (7.8 sq mi)	1923	Covers a portion of the right bank of the Dnieper River, and two floodplain islands in the river itself. The reserve is in the center of Ukraine, along the northeast edge of the Dnieper Upland. It was created to protect valuable forest-steppe and floodplain habitat. The site is known for an abundance of archaeological sites left by cultures back to the Paleolithic.[6]
8	Karadag		Crimea 44°56′09″N 35°13′59″E	Reserve:	2,874 ha (11.1 sq mi)	1979	Covers a portion of the southeast coast of the Crimean peninsula. Encompassing mountains, forest-steppe, shoreline and marine areas, Karadag is an area of high biodiversity and the subject of much scientific study throughout the past 100 years. It supports a high number of Crimea's endemic species, and important bird colonies.[7]
9	Kazantyp		Crimea 45.4616°N 35.8434°E / 45.4616; 35.8434	Reserve: None	4,500 ha (17.4 sq mi)	1998	Includes both territory of Cape Kazantyp and coast-aquatic-complex, on the Kerch Peninsula.[8]
10	Luhansk		Luhansk Oblast 48°45′06″N 39°22′32″E	Reserve: None	8,000 ha (30.9 sq mi)	1968	Luhansk Nature Reserve is an administrative collection of four individual national nature reserves of Ukraine. Located in Luhansk Oblast, the easternmost province of Ukraine, the Luhansk reserves were affected by hostilities in the area in 2014. Originally established as a strict reserve for conservation and scientific study, public access is prohibited. The four components each exhibit a different aspect of the steppe ecology of eastern Ukraine. The reserve consists of four sub-units: Stanytsia-Luhanska, Provallia Steppe, Striltsivskyi Steppe and Triokhizbenskyi Steppe.
10.1	Provallia Steppe		Luhansk Oblast 48°09′01″N 39°51′29″E	Reserve:	588 ha (2.3 sq mi)	1975	Covers two tracts of representative steppe on the eastern Ukrainian border with Russia. As of 2014, the reserve was no longer under the control of the Ukrainian government.[9] It is a sub-unit of Luhansk Nature Reserve.
10.2	Stanytsia-Luhanska		Luhansk Oblast 48°45′25″N 39°21′30″E	Reserve:	498 ha (1.9 sq mi)	1968	Covers a portion of the left bank of the Donets River floodplain. The reserve is about 30 km north of Luhansk, near the town of Stanytsia Luhanska.[10] It is a sub-unit of Luhansk Nature Reserve.
10.3	Striltsevskyi Steppe		Luhansk Oblast 49°17′59″N 40°5′46″E	Reserve:	1,037 ha (4.0 sq mi)	1948	Covers representative steppe habitat in eastern Ukraine. The site has been a nature reserve since 1931, providing scientists with a long history of study of steppe ecological processes. It is known for its population of European Marmot.[11] It is a sub-unit of Luhansk Nature Reserve.
11	Medobory		Ternopil Oblast 49°12′00″N 26°10′00″E	Reserve:	10,521 ha (40.6 sq mi)	1990	Located in the Podolian Upland in the western part of the country. It protects a representative portion of the "Tovtry" region, known for rocky limestone ridges.[12]
12	Michael's Virgin Land		Sumy Oblast 50°55′N 34°45′E	Reserve: None	883 ha (3.4 sq mi)	2009	Covers meadow-steppe and forest-steppe in the northeast of Ukraine near the border with Russia. It exhibits plants found in both northern and southern steppes. First created as a reserve in 1928, it was expanded over the years and formally upgraded to a national reserve in 2009.[13]
13	Opuk		Crimea 45°01′50″N 36°11′10″E	Reserve:	1,592 ha (6.1 sq mi)	1998	Located on the southern coast of the Kerch Peninsula on the Black Sea. It is centered on a limestone massif (Mount Opuk) rising from the kerch plains, and a salt lake (Lake Koiaske). The site is a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance.[14]
14	Polissia		Zhytomyr Oblast 51°32′05″N 28°06′20″E	Reserve:	20,104 ha (77.6 sq mi)	1968	Dedicated to the conservation and scientific study of representative woodland marshes of the Pinsk Marshes in the Polesia region.[15]
15	Rivne		Rivne Oblast 51.3944°N 26.8472°E / 51.3944; 26.8472	Reserve:	42,289 ha (163.3 sq mi)	2003	This is the largest area Ukraine has taken under protection, and the best preserved area of bog massifs. The reserve was created to preserve the natural state of typical and unique natural complexes of the Ukraine Polissya. As a result of Ukraine's geographical position, the reserve belongs to the Volyn Polesia zone of mixed forests.
16	Ukrainian Steppe		Donetsk Oblast 47°06′N 38°00′E	Reserve:	2,768 ha (10.7 sq mi)	1961	Protects a collection of primitive steppe tracts in Donetsk Oblast region of the Ukrainian southeast. Each tract is a different sub-type of Ukrainian steppe.[16]
16.1	Chalk Flora		Donetsk Oblast 48°52′23″N 37°53′09″E	Reserve:	1,134 ha (4.4 sq mi)	1988	Lies on open chalk slopes of the riverine hills along the Donets River. The ridge is about 50–70 meters above the surrounding territory, and steep - up to 70 degrees.[17] It is a sub-unit of the Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve.
17	Yalta Mountain-Forest		Crimea 44°27′29″N 34°05′24″E	Reserve:	14,523 ha (56.1 sq mi)	1973	Covers the southwestern ranges of the Crimean Mountains, along the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula.[18]
18	Yelanets Steppe		Mykolaiv Oblast 47°38′05″N 31°54′30″E	Reserve:	1,675.7 ha (6.5 sq mi)	1996	Covers a section of the largest virgin steppe tract in the Northern Black Sea Coast area. It is the only steppe reserve in Right-bank Ukraine (the area on the west side of the Dnieper River).[19]

See also

• Categories of protected areas of Ukraine
• National parks of Ukraine