Russia: Bryansk Forest Nature Reserve.

Bryansk Forest Nature Reserve

one of the smallest nature reserves in Russia, yet…

home to 878 species of animals and 1,310 plants

all 10 species of European woodpeckers

over 20 nesting pairs of rare black storks

scientists have reintroduced the European bison

and the brown bear to the wild

dozens of majestic oaks over 400 years old

one of Europe’s last intact floodplain oak forests

protecting 5 species of endangered orchids

and 25 animals listed in the Russian Red Book.

12 286 ha

Established 1987

A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve