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| Area size | Status | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 9,000,000 ha | Partly Nature Reserve | Orel-Bryansk |
| Total area size | 9,000,000 ha |
Habitat description
The area is characterised by a diversity of different habitat types which provide good conditions for a large number of different large herbivore species. The habitat is mainly hilly lowland with a forest-meadow mosaic mixture, crossed by valleys of small rivers and gullies. Bryansk and Kaluga regions are mainly covered by mixed forests and conifer taiga in the north, Orel region is dominated by forest steppe and steppe. River valleys cover more then 20% of the area, characterized by meadows broken by spots of oak and ash.
The area Orel
Background information
The Orel-Bryansk-Kaluga region is located in Russia about 300 km south-west of Moscow. More than 10.000 km2 are natural forest massifs along the left bank of the Desna river. The landscape of the region is mainly characterized by south-west slopes of the Central Russian highland, 140 - 290 m above sea level.
The region includes areas of different conservation status, e.g. the national park "Orlovskoje Polesie", which has been created and supported by the decision of regional administration in the frame of action of WWF´s "Gifts to the earth" campaign for the last 6 years. Another protected area is the nature reserve (zapovednik) "Bryanskii les" (between the rivers Desna and Nerussa) which has been existing since 1987. The rest of the Orel-Bryansk area belongs mainly to different forestry administrations or has another federal status.
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Presence of species in landscape
Large herbivores
Large carnivores
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Maps
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Opportunities
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Threats
Although human population density is rather low with 30-50 people per km2 and only locally developed agriculture, increasing numbers of ungulates lead to conflicts because they do damage to fields, gardens etc.
A system of sustainable management is needed, with the re-distribution of populations rather than regulation of population numbers.
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Hartmut Jungius wrote on 08/04/2010 10:37am (2 years ago):
As said above, include population density and agriculture into "landuse". Refer here only to threats such as:
conflict between LH and agriculture leading to poaching
Unsustainable hunting, need for wildlife management plans etc.
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Experts and Scientific Referees
Pereladova, Olga
WWF Central Asia Regional programme. Scientific research on acoustic communication, behaviour, ecology, conservation and restoration.
WWF Russia
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WWF Russia
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Sources
PROSTAKOV, N. I.
1996, Kopytnye Tsentral'nogo Chernozem'ya (Ungulates of the Central Chernozemnaya zone), Voronezhskii universitet, Voronezh
SOKOLOV, V. E. (Ed.), E. E., SYROECHKOVSKII
1985-1990, Zapovedniks of the Soviet Union, 8 diff. Vol., Moscow
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Hartmut Jungius wrote on 08/04/2010 10:48am (2 years ago):
Very good start.
I am ready to take the lead with other hotspots:
Kopet Dag with Olga
Amu Darja with Olga
Mongolia with the Mongolia WWF Office
Altai Frans Schepers is member of the WWF steering committee and might be in a better position than me
Taymyr with Leonid
Causasus withe WWF Caucasus
Lena Delta: I am not sure if we should keep this, we included this for reindeer, but these are much better covered in Taymyr. Let me check with Leonid -
Hartmut Jungius wrote on 08/04/2010 10:39am (2 years ago):
Econet for LH and LC
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Hartmut Jungius wrote on 08/04/2010 10:37am (2 years ago):
As said above, include population density and agriculture into "landuse". Refer here only to threats such as:
conflict between LH and agriculture leading to poaching
Unsustainable hunting, need for wildlife management plans etc. -
Hartmut Jungius wrote on 08/04/2010 10:35am (2 years ago):
Are wolves, lynx and bear protected?
It would be of interest to underline that we have here a system of LH and LC, which is pretty rare these days and which adds to the value of the area -
Hartmut Jungius wrote on 08/04/2010 10:33am (2 years ago):
What is "huge" add a %
Might be better to add this to a section called "land-use"
"ecologica complete" is difficult to understand. I suggest to replace by: The area is characterised by a high diversity of different habitat types which provide excellent conditions for a large number of different LH species -
Hartmut Jungius wrote on 08/04/2010 10:30am (2 years ago):
I suggest to call this section: Background"
Add basic information on current landuse. Your refer to this later, but it would be good to have this in the introduction.
What abou hunting? Legal and poaching?
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