The thoughtless exploitation of natural resources by humans on the planet led to the fact that the animal and plant world that existed long before their appearance began to gradually die.
You can, of course, do not notice that every daythe planet as a whole and in each of its separate regions some kind of animal or insect disappears, but the result will eventually be one - the Earth will become unsuitable for life.
In each country there is a proof of the extinction of nature - the Red Book, where endangered species of flora and fauna contribute. Animals of the Samara region, listed in the Red Book, is no exception.
In the natural plan, the Samara region is beneficialdiffers from other regions of Russia in that several natural zones are simultaneously combined here. In this region there are steppes, mountains, forests and forest-steppe. Since during the glacial period, the ice has not reached this territory, here grow plants that have been preserved since that time. This is an extremely rare phenomenon, and it is especially sad that the flora and fauna that existed for tens of millennia disappear due to human activities.
The situation is saved by the Zhigulevsky Reserve, organized in the late 1920s, but still the animals of the Red Book of the Samara Region continue to reduce their populations.
The Samara region covers a large areapart of which falls on the right bank of the Volga and is called Zavolzhye. Only 9% of the region is on the left bank of the river, which is called Predvolzhye. In the region there are two seas artificially formed by the Kuibyshev and Saratov hydroelectric power stations. There are also 306 natural monuments here, some of which are of national importance.
If you carefully study who is listed in the Redthe book of the Samara region, then among the representatives of the animal world there are 17 species of insects, the population of which decreases every year. These include the orders of orthopterans and dragonflies, as well as coleopterans, lepidopterans, and hymenopterans. The rarest species:
Some of the insect species that were found in theseIt is not just animals of the Red Book of the Samara Region. They appear in the lists of rare insects of Russia and Europe, for example, Apollo vulgaris, Usach alpine and others.
In the Samara region there are more than 2000 plant species. Only 20% of its territory is forest, the rest - floodplain meadows, steppes and forest-steppe.
In the woods there is often a pineordinary, oak, birch, linden, maple and elm. The most interesting are the floodplain meadows, since it is here that the rare specimens that the Red Book of the Samara Region protects predominate. Animals and plants, whose habitat is meadow, are more endangered than elsewhere. After the descent of water in the meadows, an intensive growth of rare plants begins, which are destroyed by people for profit.
Among them are 60 kinds of primroses: Tulip Shrenka, Mayan lily, Adonis spring, Tulip low, European basin and many others.
Most of these plants have medicinal properties, so their barbaric destruction is punishable by the law "On Protection of the Environment and Nature Management."
Животные Красной книги Самарской области are constantly under threat of extinction. Over the past 100 years, 19 species of animals have completely disappeared from the territory of this region, among them the brown bear, otter, spotted and noble deer.
Among the rare species is the Russian desman, which isthe largest representative of insectivorous mammals, not only in Russia, but also in Europe. With a body length of up to 22 cm, the tail of this animal can reach 21 cm, and weight - from 380 to 500 grams. Webbed feet and not water-soaked fur make this animal an excellent swimmer. Although the muskrat has very poor eyesight, she is a wonderful hunter thanks to the sense of smell and touch. Habitats are floodplain marshy places with a lot of plants and insects living in them.
This animal can completely disappear due to the poor condition of water bodies in this region.
Once this animal was mass in the forestsSamara region, and today the European mink is another endangered species of mammals. This beautiful animal with a dense body and beautiful fur, eating fish, mice and berries, disappears because people use pesticides and spray pesticides over forests.
A sad example of the 20th century should be a lesson forthose who live in the Samara region today. Otherwise, after another 100 years in the forests on its territory there will be no mammals at all or they will be reminded of the Red Book of the Samara Region. Animals (photos show this) do not deserve such an attitude.
Endangered species of birds in the Samara region are represented by cranes, falciformes, Charadriiformes and one representative from the detachment of cysts.
Endangered animals of the Red Book of Russia (Samara region) have been replenished with such species of birds:
All listed species of birds are extremely rare, their population is reduced, so their fishing or shooting is prohibited by law.
This rare species in the Samara region is represented byThe Vesper Giant. Nest these bats in the dense floodplain forests of Samara Luke. Body length up to 105 mm and wingspan of up to 46 cm make it the largest representative of bats not only in Russia but also in Europe.
Due to the fact that the insect population that feeds Vechernitsa is also decreasing, its appearance also decreases.
The situation in this region is inadequate and with reservoirs, so the animals of the Red Data Book of the Samara Region have been supplemented with a list of endangered fish species.
These include:
If the situation does not change, the Red Book of the Samara Region (animals, birds, fish, insects) will constantly increase the number of pages.
