#1Astrakhan biosphere reserve RUSSIA. Volga Delta#2Astrakhan biosphere reserve trulf of Finland- Tallinn ESTONIA Baltic Sea Riga LATVIA aliningrad RUSSIA LITHUANIA St. Petersburg Rybinskaye Volokhearishche Like Sukhona ychegda R US MOUNTAINS S I A Vilnius Yaroslavl Warsaw Hrodna POLAND Brest Vitsyebsk Minsk BELARUS Mahilyow Moscow Nizhniy Novgorod Izhevsk Perm Yekaterinburg Kazan' Tula Ryazan Chelyabinsk Homyel Rivne "L'viv Chornobyl Ul'yanovsk Penza Kabysivkov Vedokhralische Ufa Onstanav Tol'yatti Samara Kiev Chernivtsi UKRAINE Voronezh Saratov Orenburg Kharkiv Oral (Ural'sk) Dnipropetrovs'k MOLDOVA Chişinău OMANIA Kryvyy Rih Odesa Mykolayiv Zaporizhzhya Bucharest Volgograd Donets'k Mariupol Rostov Sea of Azw Volga-Don Canal Constanţa ULG. 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Кигач • Джанай Красн.Яр ° Караозек Котяевка • Утеры Камызяк • Раздор Хмелевка • Иванчуг Каспий II Маячное Тишково о.Б.Зюдостинский Чапаево Самосделка Сергиевка О TURKMENI KOPPEH DAGH, GAR Ash о Каралат Образцово О Лебяжье Травино Кировский Федоровка Оранжереи О Полдневое Гандурино • Житное Мумра 0. Осередок о-ва Золотая Россыпь О.Б. Сетной о. Галкин Mashhad Зюзино Groznyy CAUCASUS MTS GEORGIA Bat'umi Tbilisi ARMENIA Aqtau (Aktau) Makhachkala USTYRT PLATEAU Caspian Sea (lowest point in Europe, -28m) Yerevan Sumqayit Baku AZERBAIJAN. Türkmenbashy DAGLARI Adana Diyarbakir Tabriz Nicosia Aleppo CYPRUS vtediterranean SYRIA Tehran ELBRUZ MTS Beirut LER Sea Damascus ISRAEL IRAQ Jerusalem JORDAN IRAN Астраханский заповедник с. Зюдев Ending journey of over 3,500 km Volga river is divided into 900 channel's and forms a delta area of 20 thousand square kilometers.#3Astrakhan biosphere reserve Астрахань D R Legend: - Border of wetlands "River Volga "; territory of reserve; - buffer zones of reserve. Astrakhan State Nature Reserve consists of three sites, located in the eastern, central and western parts of the Volga delta and the Office in Astrakhan. Total area: 69,740 hectares Staff: 100 people Territory of Reserve are within a wetland of international importance "Volga Delta"#4Astrakhan biosphere reserve Views of reserve The reserve is located on the border of the delta islands and the northern Caspian This is the area of mixing river and sea, land and water, gallery forests and reed "jungles."#5Astrakhan biosphere reserve Date of creating the Reserve - April 11, 1919. The reserve is one of the first in Russia and the first nature reserve, created o after the October Revolution. Difficult to imagine that in a hungry, ruined by civil war country were people who have thought about saving the natural heritage, actively promoted the idea of creating a national system of reserves. Left: V. A. Khlebnikov - Initiator of the establishment and the first director the reserve Right: N.N. Pod'yapol'skii Public figure, initiator of the reserve Founders of the Reserve, at their will, were buried in the reserve.#6Astrakhan biosphere reserve The reason for creating the Astrakhan State Reserve was extremely plight of wildlife in the Volga delta were almost completely wiped out large and small egrets, spoonbill, glossy ibis, mute swan , many species of gulls, terns, grebes, hardly meets the following aper, the only clump of lotus quarter hectare area was noted only in Damchik lake. However, already in 1935, 16 years after the creation of a protected area, Professor BM Zhitkov, leader of the first expedition, on the result of re-examination, he wrote: // Species almost disappeared earlier in the delta, not only appeared in the reserve, but multiplied to the point and form such clusters that are not on the protected areas of the southern marshes could be seen except a few centuries ago."#7The main activities of the Astrakhan State Reserve today: 1. Protection of the Territory; 2. Scientific researches and monitoring; 3. Ecological education & ecotourism. POON/T COCEPH#8Astrakhan biosphere reserve Deputy director on scientific work Laboratory of physicogeographical researches Laboratory of hydrobiology and ichthyology Laboratory of zoology and parasitology Laboratory of ornithology The task of the scientific department of the reserve - complex research of natural systems and monitoring work Total researchers - 14 people., Including: Hydrologist - 1 person.; plant ecologist- 1 person.; ornithologist - 2 pers.; ichthyologist - 2 pers.; hydrobiologist - 2 pers.; entomologist - 1 person.; theriologist -1 person.; parasitologist - 1 person.; soil scientist - 1 pers.; geomorphologist - 1 person.; chemist - 1 person. Structural organization of the scientific department#9Astrakhan biosphere reserve By results of inventory of the biota in the Astrakhan Biosphere Reserve have been registered: ✓ vascular plants ✓ fish ✓ amphibians ✓ reptiles ✓ bird ✓ mammals ✓ algae 314 species 56 species 4 species 5 species 283 species 33 species 416 taxons ✓ planktonic invertebrates ✓ insects 828 taxons 1248 species In the Red Book of the Russian Federation are included: ✓ vascular plants ✓ bird ✓ mammals ✓ insects 3 species 43 species 1 species 4 species Flora and Fauna of the Reserve#10Astrakhan biosphere reserve Today, employees of the reserve focused researches on growing anthropogenic influence on biocenosis Volga delta. The largest impact has the development of tourism, fires, transport infrastructure development, raises the concern exploration and mining of mineral resources In addition, ongoing monitoring of work that keep track long-term changes and impacts on biota during over 50 years now. Published every year Chronicle of Nature Astrakhan Reserve reflecting features of the past year for each group of organisms. 2012/08/21#11Astrakhan biosphere reserve Research is not limited to the territory of the reserve and security zones, and cover as much of the wetlands "Volga River Delta" and semi-desert in the Astrakhan region. ИЯ 00 Мумра Кировский 45°30' The Volga Delta is one of the largest in Russia crossing migratory ways of birds. Every autumn and spring, millions of birds pass through the area. To monitor the situation are held land, water and air census of the animals.#12Astrakhan biosphere reserve Of 283 species of birds living in the delta, nest here are about 100 species. Some of them forming large colonies, usually in inaccessible reed beds and to count nests need to use aviation. Условные обозначения: - колонии кудрявых пеликанов; - древесные колонии больших бакланов; - тростниковые колонии голенастых и малых бакланов; - древесные колонии голенастых и больших бакланов; 1-21- номера колоний (по тексту статьи); - маршрут полёта (по спутниковому навигатору). Масштаб: 1: 600 000 АСТРАХАНЬ 13 14 15 19 20 18 Данчинский участок Астраханского заповедника 16 17 Sept yo TOMAN АСТРАХАНСКАЯ Трехизбинский участок. Астраханского заповедника 8 11 12 ОБЛАСТЬ 2 Обмерій участ Астраханского заповедн КАСПИЙСКОЕ МОРЕ According to surveys in the Volga delta registered 21 big bird colony, numbering more than 45,000 breeding pairs. Of which included in the Red Book of Russia curly pelican, glossy ibis, spoonbills, yellow herons and other species. On the island of Zhemchuzniy (above) there is a large colony of birds of Charadriiformes (only Pallas's gull - more than 20 thousand pairs)#13Astrakhan biosphere reserve As#14Astrakhan biosphere reserve Mainmals The complexity of the habitats (cold to 30 C and snowless winters, - flooding during flood periods, high temperatures in summer) do not contribute to the abundance of mammal species. Their total 33, including 13 - relocated species.#15Astrakhan biosphere reserve At the same time, various aquatic habitat environment contributes to the abundance of fish. In Astrakhan Biosphere Reserve is inhabited - 56 species, representing four ecological groups: anadrodmye, semi- anadromous, sedentary fishes and marine origin fish. Above: Gibel carp (Carassius auratis gibelio) - invader Bottom: Catfish (Siluris glanis) - The original inhabitants of the delta Wild carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)#16Astrakhan biosphere reserve The main vehicle for patrol under the Volga delta are boats (motor boats, ferries, barges, boats, airboats, etc.) Recently inspection Reserve successfully using airboats to patrol, which helps prevent violations reserve status in difficult ice conditions, in dry years, in remote places for motor vehicles. Protection of the reserve#17Astrakhan biosphere reserve In 2013, on So burning reed <<jungle's>> the border of the reserve was stopped 35 fires this year one fire extinguished in the reserve Numerous events are held annually to prevent fires: purchased tools for fighting fires, mowing down reed on the border, provided communication and interaction with firefighters The struggle with reed fires#18Astrakhan biosphere reserve Example of using satellite images to monitor fires. Before the fire, (visible mown strip of vegetation at the border) After the fire (visible as succeeded stop the fire at the border)#19Astrakhan biosphere reserve The main areas of work: ✓work with adults (round tables, seminars, trainings, surveys, etc.); ✓work with teachers; work with students (adult education through the education of children); work with students (field experiences); ✓ work with government authorities, businesses, community organizations to promote cooperation (joint projects); ✓working with the media, posting information on the Internet, producing its own informational printed materials; ✓work with visitors (tourists and with day trippers); Ecological education#20Astrakhan biosphere reserve В Волге нашей рыбы нет только МУСОР На обе MON PER PAXAHCKM SHOCOEPT#21Astrakhan biosphere reserve Training center was equipped in 2011 on the basis of an old log house 30-ies of XX century. Used to conduct training sessions, field practice for students, as well as organizing for educational visitors group. tours other classroom FL dining room The building of training center bedrooms Training center for students#22Astrakhan biosphere reserve Historically it happens so that Reserve acted as one of the key research organizations in the Volga delta. Here was created Ornithological Station, uniting birds researching in the Caspian Sea. Reserve employees advanced the idea of creating wetlands "Delta Volga" in 1975, giving it the Ramsar status. Many years of monitoring the situation in the area engaged in Astrakhan Reserve. New time poses new threats for the territory. At the beginning of the last century in the Volga delta greatly decreased the number of animals, but were retained by their habitat and after measures of protection the threat has been removed, but today there is a risk to habitats loss, after which it is impossible to restore the number of animals. 1. Mostly as a result of development of hydrocarbons in the northern Caspian Sea. Despite the uncertainty regarding the status of the Caspian Sea (not clear how legally evaluate reservoir like the sea or lake). Today in the Russian sector of the northern Caspian active 7 oil companies. Of course, these companies are trying to ignore constraints imposed on activities in wetland. the Example: Initially the project of "Lukoil" involved the construction of an oil pipeline through the territory of wetlands, but under the influence of public opinion, initiated by the reserve, the project has changed. Unfortunately it is not always positive examples Кизляр Трудфронт Михайловский Каспийский Лаганский Тюлений IV Махачкала II Северо-Каспийская площадь Северный Баутино Центрально-Каспийский 300 200 Граница российского сектора Граница заповедной зоны Граница лицензионного участка Граница рыбохозяйственных районов 45°C 43°C#23Astrakhan biosphere reserve K Погонь УБИВАЕТ CHOW 2. No less dangerous are reed fires. You've already seen how difficult it slides to deal with it. Reed fires - long-term problem of the Volga delta and it is complicated by by the fact that from the juridical point count only forest fires, but if burned only reed (occupying 70% of the area), the fire and were not there. Years of struggle slowly beginning to bear positive fruits, society begins to give it much attention. Good help in this by providing cooperate with Greenpeace, which for several years organized an annual expedition to fire delta. At the same time much more valuable firefighting - to distribute information about them, changing public opinion, government. УТИНСКИЙ Карта Chamon Гибрид Харбинский Черные земли Actpaxa Geo Астраханский#24Proposed options for the Russian-Kazakhstan transboundary Biosphere Reserve One of the most effective ways to protect wildlife habitat is to give special status to the territory. Nature has no borders and migratory waterbirds is equally important the east and west of the northern Caspian. In this connection I want to mention a project to create international protected area of along the coast of the northern Caspian, uniting in a single system protected territory of Kazakhstan and Russia Астрахань І вариант ІІ вариант Каспийское море Атырау#25Of course, presented problems is only the tip of the iceberg, and many of them are not unique. like everyone on our way there is winning and losing, but I would like to note that we take an active part and initiate many measures on preservation of nature, and Astrakhan reserve for many years is the guarantor of the preservation of wildlife not only on its territory, but also in the Volga delta, hoping to keep it for posterity. Г. Русанов#26Astrakhan biosphere reserve Thank you for your attention! Our location: 414021, Astrakhan, Naberezhnaya reki Tsarev, 119 тел. 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