The landscape of Russia, the world’s largest country, includes every kind of habitat found in the northern latitudes: Arctic tundra; great, meandering rivers; vast, windswept plains; mountain ranges; cold, dark seas; and sprawling forests of conifers and birches. This varied landscape is epic in scale, but has suffered its share of loss and degradation. Among the currently endangered species are the Siberian (or Amur) tiger, Far Eastern (or Amur) leopard, snow leopard, green sturgeon, goral, Steller’s sea eagle, scaly-sided merganser, and Blakiston’s fish owl. Other notable animals whose habitats are a conservation priority are the lynx, Asiatic black bear, brown bear, yellow-throated marten, snow sheep, and eight species of salmon.
Russia’s wildlife heritage is perhaps best represented by its large carnivores (the country is often represented as a bear). They also serve as bellwethers of its ecological health, as they require precisely the kind of vast, intact wilderness areas for which Russia has historically been known. Only an estimated 8 percent of the Siberian tiger’s habitat is currently protected—too little to maintain this big cat, which numbers about 450 individuals, over the long term. The Far Eastern leopard shares the very southern tip of the Siberian tiger’s range. Its population has dwindled to about 30, making this cat one of the most endangered of all on the planet.
The landscape of Russia, the world’s largest country, includes every kind of habitat found in the northern latitudes: Arctic tundra; great, meandering rivers; vast, windswept plains; mountain ranges; cold, dark seas; and sprawling forests of conifers and birches. This varied landscape is epic in scale, but has suffered its share of loss and degradation. Among the currently endangered species are the Siberian (or Amur) tiger, Far Eastern (or Amur) leopard, snow leopard, green sturgeon, goral, Steller’s sea eagle, scaly-sided merganser, and Blakiston’s fish owl. Other notable animals whose habitats are a conservation priority are the lynx, Asiatic black bear, brown bear, yellow-throated marten, snow sheep, and eight species of salmon.Russia’s wildlife heritage is perhaps best represented by its large carnivores (the country is often represented as a bear). They also serve as bellwethers of its ecological health, as they require precisely the kind of vast, intact wilderness areas for which Russia has historically been known. Only an estimated 8 percent of the Siberian tiger’s habitat is currently protected—too little to maintain this big cat, which numbers about 450 individuals, over the long term. The Far Eastern leopard shares the very southern tip of the Siberian tiger’s range. Its population has dwindled to about 30, making this cat one of the most endangered of all on the planet.
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