The experts of nature sanctuaries of Tatarstan visited the Prioksko-Terrasny Biosphere Reserve

A group of experts of some nature sanctuaries of the Republic of Tatarstan has visited the Prioksko-Terrasny Biosphere Reserve named after Mikhail Zablotsky located in the Serpukhovsky District, the Moscow Region.

It is one of the smallest reserves in Russia, but on an area of ​​about 5 thousand hectares there are 142 species of birds and 57 species of wild mammals. The landmark of the reserve is a bison, a wood bison, the largest ungulate in Europe, a contemporary of mammoth, which recently was at the vanishing point.

The experts of sanctuaries have visited the northern part of the biosphere reserve, including the Central Bison Nursery and the Museum of Reserve Nature. They had the opportunity to see the bison in the realistic environment, to learn the history of the “king of bulls” to keep alive, and how the bison pulled the reserve through.

Of particular interest was the ecological path “Through Foliage” which passes at a height of about 8 meters presenting a series of bridges and walkovers connected by viewing platforms.

The fascinating permanent exhibition of the Reserve Museum brightly and vividly tells of the flora and fauna of the southern Moscow Region. Among exhibits there are the inhabitants of various types of forests, both deciduous and taiga zone: wild boar, elk, roe deer, fox, the European beaver and others, as well as lynx and wolf occasionally coming round the reserve territory. There is a wide range of local species of birds, as well as a collection of insects and some animals’ footprints.