Belarus is rightly called one of the greenestEuropean states. And this is not an exaggeration. In this area there are unique reserves, reserves, national parks. Belarus is characterized by special care for animals and plants. Currently, more than 6% of the country's territory (1.2 million hectares) is under state protection. Below we present a list of reserves and national parks of Belarus.
Nature reserves:
National parks:
Preserves:
The largest reserve of Belarus, which occupies a huge area - 152,242 hectares.
In 1939, the famous reserve "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" was founded. It has been protected by UNESCO since 1979.
On this protected land lives 70 species of rare animals and 82 species of endangered plants grow.
Interesting Facts:
Virtually all reserves and national parksBelarus has a long history. But the oldest of them is precisely Berezinsky. Its area: 85.2 thousand hectares. It was founded in January 1925. He received the status of a biosphere reserve in 1979. On its territory, 114 endangered and rare animal species and 83 plant species are officially registered.
It must be said that a reserve was created forprotection of beavers, but later bears appeared in it, of which today there are a little less than half of all individuals living in the territory of the country.
More than 60% of the territory of this reserve is occupied by swamps. Perhaps that is why the mythical hero who attracts tourists to these places is called Bolotnik.
Заповедники, национальные парки в Беларуси often become pioneers in the protection of animals. For example, it was in Berezinsky Zapovednik that underground passages for amphibians first appeared. One of these facilities is located on the M3 highway (122 km).
Nature reserves and national parks of Belarus are allvery different. They differ in size, relief, landscape. For example, the Polessky Reserve is a territory of rivers, lakes and impassable swamps. Its area is small - 20 thousand hectares. It is located between the rivers Bolotnitsy and Uborti.
This area is very similar to taiga.It is covered with forests that are not found anywhere else in the country. There are many unique plants. Animals are represented by forest species: lynx, elk, white hare, wood-grouse, oryabok, bearded owl etc.
Perhaps the main attraction of the reserve is beekeeping - a special form of beekeeping, which has been preserved in its original form since ancient times.
The reserves of the Republic of Belarus, Polessky inin particular, with prior approval for a visit, guided tours are conducted. In its vicinity there are a number of water, hiking and road tourist routes.
This reserve zone covers an area of 69 thousand 115 hectares. "Braslav Lakes" - a unique national park, founded in August 1995.
The park is famous for its amazing lakes,which are somewhat unusual names for Belarusians - Snudy, Drivyaty, Voiso, Nedrovo and Nespish, Strusto. The reserve zone of the park is located on an area of 3 thousand 452 hectares.
It occupies a much larger area than the "Braslav Lakes". It reaches 97.3 thousand hectares. By the decree of the President of the country, the park was founded at the end of July 1999.
There are 40 lakes in this vast area.making up 17% of its area. The largest of them is the magnificent lake Naroch. The park area is 80 square meters. km Besides it, the park includes Blue Lakes. The most amazing of them are Deep and Dead. Due to the huge deposits of carbonate water Glubli has an unusual greenish tint. The dead lake is interesting to experts for the complete absence of fish in its waters. And on its marshy shores you can see a sundew - a very interesting plant.
Today we present you not only reserves.And the national parks of Belarus are of great interest not only for professionals, but also for tourists. Park Pripyat occupies a huge area - 188 thousand 841 hectares.
As a landscape-hydrological reserve, Pripyatsky was founded in 1969. In 1996, it was transformed into a national park.
More than 40 species of rare plants and more than 72 species of mammals and birds grow in this area. More than 500 hectares of the park are occupied by cranberry “plantations”.
Finally, we present the youngestprotected area. This is the Dnieper-Sozhsky reserve, created in 2005. It is located between the rivers Sozh and the Dnieper in the Loevsky district of the Gomel region. Its area is 1455 hectares.
The reserve can be called unique. Vegetation on this territory is represented by meadows, forests, bushes, and forest swamps. Here, dry and floodplain oak forests are preserved.
The landscape is diversified by numerous ducts, old ladders, glows. A large variety of grass, coastal, aquatic, forest and aquatic ecosystems contribute to the richness of the fauna and flora.
To rare and endangered plant species thatgrow in the reserve, include 15 species. The fauna of the reserve is represented by 140 species of birds, of which 131 species nest in this region, and 35 species of mammals.
