The Baikal Nature Reserve ( / b aɪ ˈ k ɔː l / ; Russian : Байка́льский запове́дник ) is a nature reserve and " zapovednik " on the southeast shore of Lake Baikal , in southern Buryatia , Russia . Also called Baikal Zapovednik , it was established in 1969 for preserving the nature along the lake and the neighboring central part of the Khamar-Daban Range . The area of this nature reserve is 165,700 hectares [ha] (409,000 acres). It hosts dark pine taiga ( silver fir , cedar , spruce ), thin forests, Siberian Dwarf Pine and rhododendron underbrush, subalpine meadows , and alpine tundras . The Baikal Nature Reserve is home to 812 kinds of plants, 49 types of mammals, 272 birds, 3 reptiles, 3 amphibians , and 7 types of fish. The reserve is also home to East Siberian brown bear , Baikal lynx , wolverine , otter , osprey , and golden eagle . The Baikal Nature Reserve is part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (also see List of biosphere reserves in the Russian Federation ). The reserve is also a part of the Lake Baikal World Heritage Site . The Kabansky Nature Zakaznik , across 12,100 ha (30,000 acres), was transferred under the jurisdiction of the Baikal Nature Reserve in 1985.
5-727: Since March 2011 the 78,373 hectares (193,660 acres) territory of the Altacheisky Federal Reserve in the Selenga Highlands falls under the jurisdiction of the Baikal Nature Reserve. This article related to a protected area in Asia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Buryatia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Selenga Highlands The Selenga Highlands ( Russian : Селенгинское среднегорье ) are
10-801: A mountainous area in Buryatia and the southwestern end of Zabaykalsky Krai , Russia. The Highlands are named after the Selenga River . Protected areas in the Highlands include the Baikal Nature Reserve and the Altacheysky Reserve. The Selenga Highlands are located in central and southern Buryatia. They rise in the area of the basin of the Selenga River, including its large tributaries – Dzhida , Temnik River, Chikoy , Khilok and Uda . From
15-504: The highlands are covered by mainly coniferous forests , but large areas of birch forests are also found. Of the rare plant species, the Siberian apricot , listed in the Red Book of Buryatia, deserves mention. The climate of the Highlands area is harshly continental . The average annual temperature is −0.5 °C (31.1 °F). Annual precipitation in the middle reaches of the Selenga River
20-758: The north, the highlands are edged by the valleys of the Khamar-Daban and Ulan-Burgas ranges; in the east they are bound by the watershed of the Uda, Vitim and Shilka , bordering on the Vitim Plateau . In the southeast they adjoin the Khentei-Daur Highlands and to the south lies the Mongolia–Russia border . In the southwest and west, the Highlands are bounded by the northern slopes of the Dzhidinsky Range and
25-927: The southwestern slopes of the Lesser Khamar-Daban. Lake Gusinoye is located in a basin between two ranges of the highlands. The Selenga Highlands include low to middle height mountain ranges with elevations ranging from 800 metres (2,600 ft) to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level, generally oriented in a northeast and ENE direction. In the Selenga Highlands some areas between ranges are occupied by significant depressions. These include: The Selenga Highlands include taiga , steppe and forest steppe areas. Soils at heights from 500 metres (1,600 ft) to 700 metres (2,300 ft) are brown , from 700 metres (2,300 ft) to 900 metres (3,000 ft) black , and from 800 metres (2,600 ft) to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) alfisols . Roughly two-thirds of
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