Specially Protected Natural Areas in the Russian Arctic

Specially protected natural areas in the Russian Arctic Their total area can be compared with that of Poland or Italy 321,8 POLAND ITALY it THOU. KM Russia has 35 SPNAS of federal significance in the Arctic and there are plans to create more 301,2 The share of SPNAS among Russia's Arctic territories 312,7 THOU. KM THOU. KM Arctic SPNAS in the general structure of Russian Federal SPNAS RESERVES NATIONAL PARKS WILDLIFE RESERVES TOTAL, NATIONWIDE TOTAL, NATIONWIDE TOTAL, NATIONWIDE 337,6 102,4 125,8 THOU. KM THOU. KM THOU. KM INCLUDING THE ARCTIC INCLUDING THE ARCTIC INCLUDING THE ARCTIC 205,1 38,9 77,8 THOU. KM THOU. KM THOU. KM Pechora-lych Nature Reserve Yugyd Va National Park Wrangel Island Reserve 1930 7 213,2 1994 18 917,0 1976 22 256,5 YEAR OF FOUNDATION AREA (SQ.M) YEAR OF FOUNDATION AREA (SQ.M) YEAR OF FOUNDATION AREA (SO.M) Part of UNESCO World Heritage site The Virgin Komi Forests Part of UNESCO World Heritage site The Virgin Komi Forests UNESCO World Heritage site • Reserves A National parks I Wildlife reserves ARCTIC ZONE Great Arctic Nature Reserve Putorana Reserve Polar bear 1993 41 692,2 1988 18 872,5 Population in Russia AREA (SQ.M) 5 000-7 000 1/4 YEAR OF YEAR OF AREA (SQ.M) FOUNDATION FOUNDATION ANIMALS OF WORLD Largest reserve in Russia and Eurasia UNESCO World Heritage site POPULATION Reindeer, Novaya Zemlya subspecies Spoon-billed Sandpiper Walrus, Laptev subspecies Russian endemic Number Experts predict the species may vanish in Russian endemic -6 00 500 10-15 4 000-10 000 ANIMALS ANIMALS YEARS ANIMALS GRIANOVOSTI © 2011 WW.RIA.RU