Denezhkin Kamen Nature Reserve
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- 1946 Source, Founded: From Wikidata
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About the park
Denezhkin Kamen Mountain rises to 1,492 metres on the eastern flank of the Central Urals. Its mid-mountain ridges create a marked rise from river valleys to rocky summits. Northern mountain taiga covers the slopes: dark conifer forest of fir, Siberian pine and spruce alternates with mixed woodland and pine stands. Higher up, the forest thins into subalpine crooked woodland, then gives way to mountain tundra; Dryas tundra occurs in valleys and on passes. The Sosva rises in these mountains, while the Taltia, Shegultan and Sosva all belong to the Ob basin.
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The reserve’s western boundary follows the main Ural ridge, the conventional divide between Europe and Asia, and its territory lies on both sides of that line. When the reserve was established in 1946, people collected Siberian pine nuts and hunted here, though the area was otherwise little used. In 1961 it was converted into a state commercial enterprise, and logging began in 1969. Public pressure from scientists and conservation organisations helped secure the restoration of its protected status. On 16 August 1991, it was again designated a nature reserve, covering 78,200 hectares.
A total of 140 bird species have been recorded in the reserve; 111 nest there, while a further 24 occur during spring and autumn migration. The capercaillie and eagle owl are among the birds characteristic of its taiga.
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