Kedrovaya Pad Biosphere Nature Reserve

Welcome to the Land of Amur Leopard! Kedrovaya Pad Biosphere Nature Reserve is the oldest Russian nature reserve, created in 1916 and located in the extreme south of the Russian Far East, not far from the borders with China and North Korea. It is home to the Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN. Продолжить

Fauna of the Ussuriisky taiga

In September 2004 Phoenix in cooperation with Wildlife Conservation Society and the Far Eastern State University, published “Fauna of the Ussuriisky taiga”, a field -guide on the wildlife of the region. This book, intended for tourists, travelers, researchers, schoolchildren and broad public, will provide rich material for observations and learning, help get an insight into the wonderful corners of the nature, and get acquainted with the unique world of the Sikhote -Alin mountain ridge. Продолжить