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(Redirected from Sikhote-Alin Zapovednik) Strict nature reserve in Primorsky Krai, Russia
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Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve
Russian: Сихотэ-Алинский заповедник, Sikhote-Alinsky Zapovednik
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Gluhomanka Mountain, in Sikhote-Alin Nature ReserveGlukhomanka Mountain, in Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Sikhote-Alin Nature ReserveMap showing the location of Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve
LocationPrimorsky Krai, Russia
Nearest cityDalnegorsk
Coordinates45°02′N 136°20′E / 45.033°N 136.333°E / 45.033; 136.333
Area4,016 km (1,551 sq mi)
EstablishedFebruary 10, 1935 (1935-02-10)
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Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve (Russian pronunciation: [sʲɪxɐˈtɛ ɐˈlʲinʲ], English: /ˈsiːkəˌteɪ əˈliːn/, SEE-kə-TAY ə-LEEN) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict nature reserve) in Primorsky Krai. It is a reserve for the endangered Siberian tiger.

It was founded on February 10, 1935, to protect a population of the sable. The Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve is located in a watershed on the eastern slopes of Central Sikhote-Alin in the Terneysky and Krasnoarmeysky Districts and the area of Dalnegorsk City Council.

The area of the zapovednik is 401,428 ha (2,900 ha - aquatic).

Map of Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve

Hunting and fishing in Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve are forbidden.

The reserve, along with Ussurisky Nature Reserve, is featured in the natural film Operation Snow Tiger by the BBC, first aired in 2013.

References

  1. "Sikhote Alin Nature Reserve". oopt.info. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. "Operation Snow Tiger". BBC.

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