Animals of the Voronezh Region: rare and common

The Voronezh region is located on the border of the steppe and forest-steppe zones. The nature of this region is rich and diverse. Several large rivers, a large number of forests and picturesque meadows provide excellent conditions for the life of a wide variety of animals. Reserves in the territory of the region allowed to preserve several rare and endangered species. The animals of the Voronezh region are her wealth. The amazing world of flora and fauna attracts attention not only the inhabitants of the region, but also tourists.

Features of the nature of the Voronezh region

This is a unique corner of the Central Russian Upland. The rivers Don, Voronezh, Khoper, Usmanka and Bityug make the nature of the region uniquely picturesque. Most of the animals and plants in the Voronezh Region are also distributed in other regions, but there are also unique species. Almost 10% of the territory is occupied by forests. In addition to small groves and oak groves there are also large ones, for example, Tellermanovsky and Shipov forests, Usmansky Bor. On the unexplored spear lands remained a wild herbage, in which many animals feel great: gophers, mice, hares and others.

Some plants have been preserved since ancient times, for example, chilim or donuta Don.

Animals of the Voronezh region

Description of the nature of the edge is very interesting. More than 400 species of animals are found in this area. Among them, there are many ubiquitous and rare. And careful treatment and protection deserve all of them. Comfortably feel the animals of the Voronezh region on floodplain meadows, in dense forests and even near human habitation. What are the most common types here?

• In the steppe zones and in the fields there live the hare-hare, ground squirrels, mouse-voles and ferrets. Of the birds are partridges, steppe eagles and larks. Closer to the south are the bobak, the bustard and the osprey.
• Forests inhabit the largest animal areas: moose, red deer, roe deer. Also here are found squirrels, wild boars, badgers and a lot of different birds.
• On the shores of reservoirs like to settle beavers, mink, in some places there is a desman.
• The ponds themselves inhabit a lot of fish and amphibians: catfish, sterlet, pike perch and pike - belong to valuable commercial species, and sometimes the encountering marsh tortoise is very rare.
• In any place in the Voronezh region - in the forests and in the field - you can meet everywhere foxes, wolves, weasels and raccoons.

Rare animals of the Voronezh region

Photo of endangered species can be found in the Red Book. More than 300 species of animals, birds and insects belong to this category. In the Red Book of the Voronezh Region animals are brought, whose population under the impact of human economic activity has been greatly reduced. They need protection.

1. Basically, these are insects, for example: the blue-winged desert, the mantis ordinary, the steppe cicada, the bear, the silkworm and others.
2. Several species of fish are also under threat of extinction due to heavy contamination and shallowing of rivers. This sturgeon, stellate sturgeon, trout, pike perch and other valuable in commercial terms fish.
3. Birds also suffer from pollution of the atmosphere and active human economic activity. The black grouse, the caterpillar, the average woodpecker, the osprey, the white-tailed eagle and the black-hearted shrike are guarded.

Some animals are so rare that they are listed in the Red Book of Russia. It is a muskrat, a bison, a black stork, a bustard and some others.

Protection of the nature of the Voronezh region by man

Both the plant and animal life of the region suffer from human economic activity. Many species have disappeared completely or are on the verge of extinction. Therefore, nature requires careful treatment of yourself and protection. For this purpose, in the 20s of the 20th century the Voronezh Biosphere Reserve was established . The river beaver, whose protection and breeding was practiced there for many years, has now settled all over the country. Many there live rabbits, squirrels, moose and muskrat. On the territory of the reserve it is forbidden to be to people, therefore animals of the Voronezh region feel comfortable. There are distributed foxes, wolves, martens, ferrets, mink and raccoons. Another reserve, Khopersky, is breeding a very rare animal-the desman. This amazing animal lives on Earth for thousands of years and now almost never occurs. Still there the bison and spotted deer were well established, the white-tailed eagle and the golden eagle are common. The animals of the Voronezh region - both rare and well-known - are under protection, their numbers are gradually increasing.