Ilyisui state nature reserve
Ilyisui state nature reserve organized in 1987 on a space of 9.2 thousand
hectares. Favorable climatic conditions (mild winter, cool summer, warm spring
and autumn, abundance of precipitation, absence of long droughts and strong
frost) assist in formation of lavish vegetation, and particularly forest.
Around 300 species of plants are to be found on the reserve territory. There
are herbs (about 50), endemic and rare disappearing species in the reserve
flora, such as berry, birch. 93% of the territory is occuped by deciduous
forests. Beech, oak and hornbeam are prevailing. Lime, nut-tree, chestnut,
ash-tree, maple and etc. are growing.
From fauna there are tur, deer, chamois, roe deer, bear, wild boar, marten
and etc. There are a lot of river trout, eastern bistryainka, and barbel. From
amphibious there are frogs, green and ordinary toads, Caucasian and Minor Asia
frogs. Reptiles are presented by 12 species in the reserve. There more than 91
species of birds in fauna: Black Hawk, Black Kite, Goshawk, Golden Eagle,
Lammergeyer, Vulture, Falcon, Caucasian Heath-cock, Scops Owl, Eagle Owl, Eared
Owl, Hoopoe, Woodpecker, etc.
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