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Area: 390,368 ha
Established: 17 March, 1976
Main ecosystems: high mountains, taiga forests, stone steppes
Status: MAB Biosphere Reserve (1985)
Tucked into the southwest corner of the Krasnoyarsk region, in the central part of the Western Sayans, lies one of the most stunning areas of Siberia - the Sayano-Shushesky Zapovednik (a strict nature reserve). It was created in 1976 to protect large tracts of virtually untouched wilderness, one of the few remaining places with practically no human interference. There are no roads, the forests have never been cut for timber, and hunting has always been minimal. Difficult access and absence of inhabitation allowed this mountainous environment to stay preserved and its wildlife undisturbed. The reserve is of supreme ecological importance, an important refuge for the snow leopard – a critically endangered species.
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