Sikhote-Alin Reserve

The first expedition to the Far East was made in 1902. Then Russian researchers discovered Sikhote-Alin - a field of the Mesozoic era, which is part of the Pacific belt. It is important that this territory is a watershed of the Tatar Strait, the Amur River and the Sea of Japan.

At Sikhote Alin, scientists were attracted by the variety of mountain forests. Since the opening of the territory, hunters have fallen there, who almost completely killed sables, spotted deer, gorals and many other animals. In 1930, the creation of a reserve began to preserve endangered species.

This idea was proposed by the scientist K. Abramov. He had to fight for territory for several years with fishermen, poachers and loggers. They had their own interests in this rich forest and game place. In 1935, the Central Executive Committee issued an official decree on the creation of the Sikhote-Alin Reserve.

Today there are more than a thousand rare species of plants, more than 500 species of fungi, eight species of reptiles, about three thousand species of insects, a little more than 60 species of mammals. Only on Sikhote Alin you can see the Himalayan bear, the Amur tiger and the black stork.