Reserve "Shaitan-Tau" in the Orenburg region

Russia is a huge country, famous for the beauty of its nature. There are a lot of beautiful places on the territory of the state. These are majestic mountains, lakes and rivers, virgin forests. Russia is famous for its nature reserves, which are home to many animals and plants. One of their representatives is "Shaitan-Tau". A mountain range with the same name is in the interfluve of Sakmara and Kuril. The southern part is located in Orenburg, and the northern part - in Bashkiria.

general description

The reserve "Shaitan-Tau" in the Orenburg region has a diverse flora and fauna. An example of invertebrate animals can be called archaeocytes, which are classed as sponges. They lived about 500 years ago and existed for 9 million years. Creatures lived in the sea at a depth of not more than 100 meters. The remains of these living creatures were found in the Urals, in Siberia and in other parts of Russia.

The reserve "Shaitan-Tau", the photo of which is given in this article, is quite large, its area is 41 kilometers long and 13 kilometers wide. The main terrain on this territory is mountain-forest-steppe. This natural object is located at the junction of landscape zones. "Shaitan-Tau" - a reserve that arose on the site of the Ural Mountains. Most of the area was flooded with water (which is why the archeocyats died out). Zalair plateau is a flat part of the territory.

Fauna

On the territory of the natural object there are various kinds of animals. Among them: mammals - 40 varieties, many different birds - 101 species, reptiles - 5 species of animals of this class, amphibians - 2 species. The reserve "Shaitan-Tau" has a lot of lepidopteran living things - 138 species. In the forest live typical for this natural zone animals: bears, squirrels, moose, foxes. And also birds: wood grouse, black grouse, woodpeckers. In the steppes live jerboa, ground squirrels, mice, there are peregrine falcons, lizards, eagles and turtles.

Flora

In 1990, a study was conducted under the leadership of Ryabinin, who listed rare plants in need of protection. These include those that grow in the mountain steppes and broad-leaved forests, for example, in the Southern Urals. They also include relict plants that are the remains of forests. Particular attention was paid to those representatives of the flora and fauna that were listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation. In the protected area there are many plants that are economic. They are subdivided into the following types: ornamental (38 species), melliferous (22 species) and 16 kinds of medicinal.

"Shaitan-Tau" is a nature reserve on the territory of which many rare, almost extinct plants grow. They must be protected and protected by man, since this natural object is the only habitat for them. This was one of the reasons for the formation of a protected area in the area.

History of creation

"Shaitan-Tau" is a reserve that the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia planned to create in 2012. Vladimir Putin approved this idea. The action was aimed at increasing the number of cultural and national assets of Russia, increasing the number of parks, natural sites and reserves. The objects under protection include national parks, gardens, reserves, health resorts. These territories were taken from the hands of people engaged in farming in these natural areas, as they are a cultural, national, aesthetic heritage of Russia.

If the ecosystem resources are misused, this can lead to the disappearance of many species of flora and fauna. Since 1947, the state planned the construction of a reserve in the Orenburg region. The Academic Council in Orenburg considered the idea of creating a protected area, deciding to create a reserve "Shaitan-Tau". At present, the creation of this natural object is in the process and has not yet been completed. The organization of the reserve in Orenburg and Bashkortostan is decided independently in each region. The chairmen of the objects wanted to make the reserve back in 1978. Soon the working group prepared a plan for creating a protected area.

Why do you need a reserve? Problems creating

"Shaitan-Tau" is a reserve of 8-10 thousand hectares. Some state authorities considered the territory too small and insufficient to protect the natural heritage. At the first stage, they wanted to increase the total area of the object, but then decided to leave everything unchanged.

More residents of these territories were against the initiative to create a protected area. Before building a reserve "Shaitan-Tau" in the Orenburg region, a vote was taken. On the day of the poll, there was a conflict between the population of Orenburg and local authorities. Absolutely the whole population voted against the project. But the authorities responded with a letter in which they wrote that the establishment of a natural facility was confirmed by the government. They considered it inappropriate to agree with the opinion of a people not close to culture. Now "Shaitan-Tau" is a reserve, which is included in the list of specially protected natural objects.

Laws of the reserve

In the protected area is prohibited:

• Agriculture;
• Any unauthorized penetration of a person;
• Deforestation ;
• Recreation;
• fishing;
• hunting;
• Gathering.

However, even despite these laws, many people are harming the reserve with their activities. Every year a large number of forests are burned on its territory. In addition, people are engaged in hunting for animals, especially on brown bears, whose fur is valuable. The population continues to collect rare plants for the purpose of their further sale.

Finally

The heritage and cultural heritage of Russia is Shaitan-Tau (reserve). The provision on its creation legitimized this zone and made it inviolable. The territory of the reserve is home to many animals and plants, most of which are valuable, rare and listed in the Red Book.

This natural object has extraordinary beauty. People need to take care of the heritage of their country, not engage in unfavorable and destructive for nature activities in the territories of reserves, parks. The state should protect the nature of Russia, do everything possible to improve it and prevent people from harming it. This is one of the most topical topics of our time, which for hundreds of years has worried true connoisseurs of natural resources, biologists, florists, scientists. But a common citizen very rarely realizes the harm caused by his desire to spend time to the detriment of nature. Reserves are not so much, but they still perform the most important function, saving the whole world from future catastrophes.