"Mikhailovskaya virgin land" ( Ukrainian "Mikhailovska Tsilina" ) is a nature reserve located in the Lebedinsky district ( Sumy region , Ukraine ). Created - December 31, 2009 . Area - 882.9 ha.
| "Mikhailovskaya virgin land" | |
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| Ukrainian "Mikhailovska Tsilina" | |
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| IUCN Category - Ia (Strict Nature Reserve) | |
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| Area | 882.9 ha |
| Established | December 31, 2009 |
| Management organization | Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine |
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| A country |
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| Nearest town | Swan |
According to the definition of the Expert Council of the Sumy region, the reserve has become one of the seven wonders of Sumy region.
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Description
- 3 Nature
- 4 Literature
History
In 1928, the Mikhailovskaya virgin reserve was founded with an area of 202.48 hectares. In 1961, by combining Mikhailovskaya virgin soil together with three more reserves ( Khomutovskaya steppe , Stone graves , Streltsovskaya steppe ), one nature conservation object was created - the Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve . By decree of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko No. 1035 dated December 11, 2009, Mikhailovskaya virgin land was allocated as a separate conservation facility with an already increased area of 882.9 ha.
Description
The reserve was created with the aim of protecting and preserving the only plot of meadow steppe in Ukraine in the forest-steppe zone, as well as typical and unique forest and wetland natural complexes of Ukrainian Polesye. Mikhailovskaya virgin land is located on the watershed of the rivers Grun and Sula .
The composition of the new reserve includes the following lands:
- the territory of the branch of the Ukrainian steppe nature reserve "Mikhailovskaya virgin" with an area of 202.48 ha
- land reserve of Lebedinsky district state administration with an area of 663.92 hectares
- land reserve of the Nedrigailovskoy district state administration with an area of 9.5 hectares
- land of the Sumy Regional Production Administration of Water Management with an area of 7.0 hectares
Nature
The vegetation of the virgin lands of the reserve is similar for both the northern and southern steppes. On the territory of "Mikhailovskaya virgin land" 493 species of plants were registered. The main place is occupied by herbaceous-tyrsovye and herb-typchakovo-tyrsovye groups. On the territory of the reserve, 13 species of plants and mushrooms were found listed in the Red Book of Ukraine.
The fauna is represented by a hare and a common fox , birds, rodents, and there are also moose, wild boars, wolves, roe deer .
Literature
- Text of law
- Geographical Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia. 1989 - 1993
- Ofitsіyne Internet-representation of the President of Ukraine
- About the establishment of the reserve "Mihailivska tsilina": NEW RESERVES AND NATIONAL PARKS OF THE UKRAINIAN UKRAINE Z serії “The new season of natural reserve in Ukraine”
- About the reserve on the site of 7 Wonders of Ukraine (inaccessible link) . Archived June 4, 2013.
- Order of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources No. 541 of December 14, 2011 (Inaccessible link - history ) .