Pribaikal National Park in the city of Irkutsk

The Baikal National Park is a specially protected natural area of federal importance. In terms of the richness of flora and fauna, the number of rare species of flora and fauna, as well as archaeological sites, the park surpasses any other reserve or national park of the Baikal region.

The list of rare and protected plant species includes 76 species. The Red Book includes 20 species, among them representatives of fungi, lichens and mosses.

In the park there are 380 species of vertebrate animals: 59 species of mammals, 272 species of birds, reptiles, 3 species of amphibians and 40 species of fish.

The geological monuments of nature include various forms of weathering of rocks, caves, karst sinkholes, sand dunes and other forms.