Barguzinsky Nature Reserve is a strict nature reserve, or zapovednik, on the eastern shore of Lake Baikal in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. Established in 1916 to protect the Barguzin sable from commercial extinction, it is generally regarded as the oldest strict nature reserve in Russia and one of the oldest in the world, predating the Soviet Union itself. The reserve covers a stretch of the Barguzin mountain range rising from the lake shore through taiga forest to alpine tundra, and access is tightly restricted to scientific research rather than public visitation, in keeping with its strict protection status. It forms part of the Lake Baikal UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Designation CategoryZapovednik (strict nature reserve) 1 Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyFSE «Zapovednoye Podlemorye» 1 IUCN Category Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO World Heritage Site 1 Sources
1. Barguzinsky Nature Reserve - Wikipedia
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Barguzinsky Nature Reserve (Russian: Баргузинский заповедник) is the oldest of zapovedniks (nature reserves), established in 1916 for the protection of the Barguzin sable.
Infobox: Established
1916
Infobox: Area
2,482 km2 (958 sq mi)
Infobox: Governing body
FSE «Zapovednoye Podlemorye»
Infobox: IUCN category
Ia (strict nature reserve)
Infobox: governing_body
FSE «Zapovednoye Podlemorye»
entity-description, realm terrestrial
The reserve covers a stretch of the Barguzin mountain range rising from the lake shore through taiga forest to alpine tundra, and access is tightly restricted to scientific research rather than public visitation, in keeping with its strict protection status.
entity-description, international-designation unesco-world-heritage-site
It forms part of the Lake Baikal UNESCO World Heritage Site.
On Continent: Asia
Barguzinsky Nature Reserve (Russian: Баргузинский заповедник) is the oldest of zapovedniks (nature reserves), established in 1916 for the protection of the Barguzin sable.
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