Sostinsky is a state nature reserve of regional significance. It was created by the Council of Ministers of the Kalmyk ASSR dated April 24, 1974 No. 220 “On measures to increase the muskrat population in the Kalmyk ASSR” in order to protect the ecosystem of Sostinsky Lakes [1] .
| State natural reserve of regional significance "Sostinsky" | |
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| basic information | |
| Square | 317 km² |
| Established | 1974 year |
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Geography
The reserve is located within the Black Earth and Iki-Burulsky districts of Kalmykia. The territory of the zazkanik covers the south-west of the Black lands and the eastern part of the Kumo-Manych depression with the river Kuma .
Landforms formed under the influence of the early transgression of the Caspian Sea . The system of salt lakes ( Sostinsky Lakes ), estuaries , vast depressions, salt marshes were formerly lagoons of the Caspian Sea . Groundwater is highly mineralized, their depth is up to 5 m. The area of water is 14 thousand ha, shrubs are 500 ha, the rest is semi-desert and desert steppe [2] .
Goals and objectives
The reserve was created to increase the number of muskrat and the procurement of muskrat skins, as well as to strengthen protection and create better conditions for the habitat of the gray goose , as well as waterfowl and increase their numbers [1] .
The main tasks [1] :
- preservation of natural complexes in a natural state;
- conservation, reproduction and restoration of natural resources:
- an increase in the number of muskrats , pheasant , bustard and bustard ;
- ensuring the established regime for the protection of rare species of animals and birds;
- maintaining environmental balance;
- assistance in conducting research work without violating the established regime of the reserve;
- propaganda among the population of the tasks of environmental protection, rational use and reproduction of natural resources.
Fauna and flora
The natural soils of the reserve serve as a habitat for numerous fauna and flora, which is represented here by desert wormwood-turf-grass steppes, solonchak meadows and overgrown sands . On the shores of water bodies - reed - cattail and lake- reed floodplains [3] .
The territory of the reserve is a branch of the main migratory route of birds of the wetland complex through the valleys of the Manych and Kuma rivers connecting to the Caspian Sea . The main objects of protection: rare Red Book birds ( Curly Pelican , Spoonbill , Loaf , Red -crowned Crane , Stilt , Shiloklyuvka , Caspian Snake , Steppe Eagle , Buzzard ) and other types of hunting fauna.
Threats
The Tengiz-Novorossiysk pipeline route runs through the reserve. On sandy areas - desertification processes [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Regulation on the Sostinsky State Nature Reserve of Regional Importance • Regulation • Republic of Kalmykia • ATP Pravo.ru
- ↑ Soils of the Sostinsky Sanctuary, an area of 31.4 thousand hectares, was created in 1994. The Department for the Protection and Rational Use of Hunting Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Soils of the Republic of Kalmykia - P ... (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment October 26, 2012. Archived March 4, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Soils of the Sostinsky Sanctuary, an area of 31.4 thousand ha, was created in 1994. The Department for the Protection and Rational Use of Hunting Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Soils of the Republic of Kalmykia - P ... (unavailable link) . Date of treatment October 26, 2012. Archived on April 7, 2015.
Links
- website of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Kalmykia (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment October 26, 2012. Archived July 13, 2012.