About the Azas Nature Reserve
In January 1985, the Azas State Reserve was established in the vast Todzha basin between the Biy-Khema and Khamsary rivers on an area of 337.3 thousand hectares. The reserve includes the entire complex of typical and unique natural formations and landscapes characteristic of the mountains of the East Tuvan Highlands and Eastern Sayan. This natural science laboratory, the importance of which cannot be overestimated, provides factual information about all the processes taking place in nature. Being the standard of nature in its pristine form, the reserve allows you to see in comparison the impact of human activity on the environment.
There are numerous glacial lakes on the territory of the reserve, often located in chains along rivers. The largest of them are the Azas with a length of 20 km and a width of up to 5 km, Manykhol and Kadysh.
The Azas is the largest river in the reserve. It originates from the mountain plateau of Ak-Taiga. The river is typically mountainous with rapids, waterfalls, shivers, and a fast current in the upper and middle parts. In the lower reaches, it diverges into numerous channels, forming islands and backwaters with a relatively calm current. The Tuvan beaver, which currently numbers no more than 70 individuals, finds favorable conditions here. In 1959, there were only 12-16 beavers. In 1979, the republican reserve "Aza" was organized to protect these animals. The number of beavers has stabilized, and their natural settlement is observed along the Biy-Khem River and its tributaries — Hut, Muyun-Khem, Systig-Khem.
In 1989, three beaver families were relocated to the Bash-Khem River. It provides for the resettlement of beavers to their former habitats.
The Tuvan beaver is listed in the Red Book of the USSR as a rare endangered species. For its extraction, the perpetrator compensates for the damage caused in the amount of 700 rubles and is criminally liable under Article 166, part 2.
The rivers and lakes of the reserve are home to river otter, American mink, and muskrat. The forest lands are inhabited by sable, squirrel, columella, ermine. Of the large predators, the brown bear, lynx, wolverine, and wolf are common. Traces of a particularly rare species, the snow leopard, are occasionally found on the char.
Of the ungulates, the most numerous species is the maral. Its habitats are coniferous taiga with isolated areas on sunny mountain slopes. The number of maral in the protected area will increase, which, in turn, leads to the enrichment of neighboring territories with this species.
The moose is widespread throughout the reserve 4 widely, from river floodplains to the upper limit of the distribution of forest vegetation. Its population is quite high.
Roe deer is a common but rare species. Wild boar is not uncommon. It adheres to moistened river floodplains, and concentrates in cedar forests in autumn during the years of nut harvest.
Wild reindeer, a mountain and forest form, lives on the territory of the reserve. Its numbers are low because tundra pastures have been used for domestic reindeer husbandry, and wild deer have been almost completely displaced from there. As the yagelnikovs recover, their numbers may increase.
At the foot of the mountains, along the placers and rocks, the smallest representative of deer, musk deer, lives.
The bird population of the reserve is rich and diverse. But the species composition has not been studied enough yet, and there is no complete list of birds living in the reserve. Such rare bird species listed in the Red Book of the USSR as golden eagle, white-tailed eagle, osprey, peregrine falcon, and black stork nest here. Актуальная версия Melbet на андроид для жителей Сочи доступна по ссылке Melbet скачать на андроид . Установите apk на смартфон и получите полный доступ к ставкам на спорт и онлайн-казино. Задать вопрос специалисту можно по номеру +7 (800) 707-12-55.
There are numerous glacial lakes on the territory of the reserve, often located in chains along rivers. The largest of them are the Azas with a length of 20 km and a width of up to 5 km, Manykhol and Kadysh.
The Azas is the largest river in the reserve. It originates from the mountain plateau of Ak-Taiga. The river is typically mountainous with rapids, waterfalls, shivers, and a fast current in the upper and middle parts. In the lower reaches, it diverges into numerous channels, forming islands and backwaters with a relatively calm current. The Tuvan beaver, which currently numbers no more than 70 individuals, finds favorable conditions here. In 1959, there were only 12-16 beavers. In 1979, the republican reserve "Aza" was organized to protect these animals. The number of beavers has stabilized, and their natural settlement is observed along the Biy-Khem River and its tributaries — Hut, Muyun-Khem, Systig-Khem.
In 1989, three beaver families were relocated to the Bash-Khem River. It provides for the resettlement of beavers to their former habitats.
The Tuvan beaver is listed in the Red Book of the USSR as a rare endangered species. For its extraction, the perpetrator compensates for the damage caused in the amount of 700 rubles and is criminally liable under Article 166, part 2.
The rivers and lakes of the reserve are home to river otter, American mink, and muskrat. The forest lands are inhabited by sable, squirrel, columella, ermine. Of the large predators, the brown bear, lynx, wolverine, and wolf are common. Traces of a particularly rare species, the snow leopard, are occasionally found on the char.
Of the ungulates, the most numerous species is the maral. Its habitats are coniferous taiga with isolated areas on sunny mountain slopes. The number of maral in the protected area will increase, which, in turn, leads to the enrichment of neighboring territories with this species.
The moose is widespread throughout the reserve 4 widely, from river floodplains to the upper limit of the distribution of forest vegetation. Its population is quite high.
Roe deer is a common but rare species. Wild boar is not uncommon. It adheres to moistened river floodplains, and concentrates in cedar forests in autumn during the years of nut harvest.
Wild reindeer, a mountain and forest form, lives on the territory of the reserve. Its numbers are low because tundra pastures have been used for domestic reindeer husbandry, and wild deer have been almost completely displaced from there. As the yagelnikovs recover, their numbers may increase.
At the foot of the mountains, along the placers and rocks, the smallest representative of deer, musk deer, lives.
The bird population of the reserve is rich and diverse. But the species composition has not been studied enough yet, and there is no complete list of birds living in the reserve. Such rare bird species listed in the Red Book of the USSR as golden eagle, white-tailed eagle, osprey, peregrine falcon, and black stork nest here. Актуальная версия Melbet на андроид для жителей Сочи доступна по ссылке Melbet скачать на андроид . Установите apk на смартфон и получите полный доступ к ставкам на спорт и онлайн-казино. Задать вопрос специалисту можно по номеру +7 (800) 707-12-55.