The book is dedicated to the reserves that preserve and study the wildlife of our country, the unique world of plants and animals. In the territories of the reserves, there are places to visit on excursions to see nature preserved in its pristine beauty, as well as rare species of animals and plants listed in the Red Book. The author of the book, Vladimir Vasilyevich Gorbatovsky, is a zoologist, candidate of biological sciences, a leading specialist in the field of specially protected natural areas and biodiversity, a member of the Union of Photographic Artists of Russia and the Russian Geographical Society, who has undertaken more than 300 trips to the most diverse reserved corners of Russia. We offer readers his account of the reserves, for those who love nature and travel. For middle and high school age. The 4th page of the cover discusses the reserves of Russia that preserve and study the most precious thing on Earth - wildlife, the unique world of plants and animals. Mammals, birds, amphibians, and fish, included in the Red Book of Russia, inhabit these reserves and raise their offspring, and rare plants grow there. Research is conducted in all reserves to study and preserve red-listed species. However, there are places in the reserves where you can come for excursions, to see nature preserved in its primordial beauty and wild animals. The author of the book, Vladimir Vasilyevich Gorbatovsky, is a zoologist, candidate of biological sciences, a leading specialist in the field of specially protected natural areas and biodiversity, a laureate of the Government of Russia Prize in the field of science and technology for ecology, a member of the Union of Photographic Artists of Russia and the Russian Geographical Society, who has made more than 300 trips to the most diverse reserved corners of Russia. He has visited the Arctic islands of the Barents Sea, traveled across the entire Russian North, Valdai, the center of the European part of Russia, the Volga region, Kalmykia, Crimea, the North Caucasus, the Urals, northern Siberia, including the Putorana Plateau, Tuva, Khakassia, Buryatia, Transbaikal, Yakutia, Kamchatka, the Commander Islands, the Kuril Islands, the Amur region, and Primorye.
