Red Book of the Republic of Tatarstan was presented in the Tatarstan’s Ministry of Forestry

The First Deputy Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan E.N. Bedertdinov, the Deputy Director for Science of the Institute of Problems of Ecology and Subsurface Use of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan D.V. Ivanov; Director of Volga-Kama State Biosphere Nature Reserve Yu.A. Gorshkov; Chairperson of the Department of General Ecology of the Institute of Ecology and Nature Management of Kazan Federal University T.V. Rogova took part in the event. Also, the experts of the Ministry, teachers and students of higher educational institutions, students of school forestry units attended the presentation.

In his speech Emir Bedertdinov noted: “For 10 years information on the status and dispersal of rare species of wild animals, plants and fungi inhabiting the territory of our region was collected; the regulatory framework concerning the keeping of the Red Book of Tatarstan continuously improved”. He also thanked all the specialists, scientists who worked on the third edition of the Red Book of the Republic of Tatarstan: “The Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan at all times pursued the closest cooperation with the representatives of science and universities. As a rule, this cooperation bears fruits enriching our society and economy with new achievements and discoveries that allow Tatarstan to keep leading positions in many areas. The third edition of the Red Book of the Republic of Tatarstan is also a confirmation of joint efforts of the Ministry of Forestry and the best representatives of Tatarstan biological science”. He also noted that the unconditional dignity of the Red Book is the fact of the succession of scientific schools, the permanence of the basic composition of the authors’ team who know their business well and convey knowledge and experience to young specialists.

The Red Book is an official document containing a corpus of information about the objects of flora and fauna, as well as the necessary measures for their protection and restoration.

As of today, the list of rare species includes 224 species of vertebrates and invertebrates, 340 plant species, 24 lichen species and 49 species of fungi (612 species in total).

Due to the decrease in population over the 10-year period, about 70 new species of animals, plants and fungi were included into the Red Book. Also, more than 10 species first found on the territory of the republic have been listed in the Red Book.

At the same time, the long-term stringent protection measures have contributed to the fact that in recent years the representatives of some species of flora and fauna listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Tatarstan have increased in population to a safe to maintain and further increase in populations. Therefore, thanks to the stabilization or increase in population, discovery of new populations about 140 species of animals, plants and fungi have been withdrawn from the Red Book.