List of nature reserves of Ukraine

The nature reserves of Ukraine are protected areas of Ukraine, nature conservation and science researching institutions of state importance that are part of the Nature-Preservation Fund of Ukraine.

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# Name Photo Location Website Area Year Description
1 Cape Martian   Crimea
44°30′25″N 34°15′03″E / 44.5068713°N 34.2508710°E / 44.5068713; 34.2508710
Reserve:
None
240 ha (0.9 sq mi) 1973 The reserve was created to save naturally valuable systems of Cape Martyan in natural state, to protect and to preserve rare species of flora and fauna, and to conduct scientific research.
2 Cheremske   Volyn Oblast
51°22′25″N 25°28′40″E / 51.37361°N 25.47778°E / 51.37361; 25.47778
Reserve:
None
2,976 ha (11.5 sq mi) 2001 Covers forest and wetlands of the Western Polesia region, in the northwest of the country. The area is one of high biodiversity because of the varied habitat in transitional ecological zones.[1]
3 Crimean   Crimea
44°40′00″N 34°21′00″E / 44.66667°N 34.35000°E / 44.66667; 34.35000
Reserve:
http://zapovednik-crimea.udprf-crimea.com/
44,175 ha (170.6 sq mi) 1991 Located on a portion of the Crimean Mountains, on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula. It is the largest and oldest nature reserve in Ukraine[2]
3.1 Swan Islands   Crimea
45°52′30″N 33°32′30″E / 45.87500°N 33.54167°E / 45.87500; 33.54167
Reserve:
[1]
9,612 ha (37.1 sq mi) 1949 The Swan Islands Reserve protects a series of islands off the northwest coast of the Crimean Peninsula that this an important resting place for migratory birds in the summer and fall, and a nesting place in winter. It is a sub-unit of the Crimean Nature Reserve.[3]
4 Dnieper-Oril   Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
48°30′43″N 34°47′4″E / 48.51194°N 34.78444°E / 48.51194; 34.78444
Reserve:
No URL
3,766 ha (14.5 sq mi) 1990 Located in the center of the country in the valley of the Dnieper River, the reserve protects two river terraces, the first a strip 2 km wide along the left bank of the Dnieper, and the second a higher inland terrance. It also covers a floodplain of the Oril River. 30% of the reserve is water (some of which was backed up during construction of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station), and 89% of the floodplain land is forest, mostly oak.
5 Drevlians   Zhytomyr Oblast
51°12′10″N 29°4′53″E / 51.20278°N 29.08139°E / 51.20278; 29.08139
Reserve:
[2]
66,816 ha (258.0 sq mi) 2009 follows along the Uzh River in the Polesia region of north-central Ukraine. Created to protect representative forests and wetlands of the Polesia region, the area experienced contamination from the Chernobyl disaster. The site is 80 km due west of Chernobyl.[4]
6 Gorgany   Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
48°27′09″N 24°14′00″E / 48.45250°N 24.23333°E / 48.45250; 24.23333 (Gorgany)
Reserve:
[3]
5,344 ha (20.6 sq mi) 1996 Covers a part of the Gorgany mountain range of the Outer Eastern Carpatians in southwest Ukraine. The reserve is 46% old-growth forest, one of the last and largest such stands in Europe.[5]
7 Kaniv   Cherkasy Oblast
49°44′40″N 31°27′21″E / 49.74444°N 31.45583°E / 49.74444; 31.45583
Reserve:
[4]
2,027 ha (7.8 sq mi) 1923 Covers a portion of the right bank of the Dnieper River, and two floodplain islands in the river itself. The reserve is in the center of Ukraine, along the northeast edge of the Dnieper Upland. It was created to protect valuable forest-steppe and floodplain habitat. The site is known for an abundance of archaeological sites left by cultures back to the Paleolithic.[6]
8 Karadag   Crimea
44°56′09″N 35°13′59″E / 44.93583°N 35.23306°E / 44.93583; 35.23306
Reserve:
[5]
2,874 ha (11.1 sq mi) 1979 Covers a portion of the southeast coast of the Crimean peninsula. Encompassing mountains, forest-steppe, shoreline and marine areas, Karadag is an area of high biodiversity and the subject of much scientific study throughout the past 100 years. It supports a high number of Crimea's endemic species, and important bird colonies.[7]
9 Kazantyp   Crimea
45°27′42″N 35°50′36″E / 45.4616°N 35.8434°E / 45.4616; 35.8434
Reserve:
None
4,500 ha (17.4 sq mi) 1998 Includes both territory of Cape Kazantyp and coast-aquatic-complex, on the Kerch Peninsula.[8]
10 Luhansk   Luhansk Oblast
48°45′06″N 39°22′32″E / 48.75167°N 39.37556°E / 48.75167; 39.37556
Reserve:
None
8,000 ha (30.9 sq mi) 1968 Luhansk Nature Reserve is an administrative collection of four individual national nature reserves of Ukraine. Located in Luhansk Oblast, the easternmost province of Ukraine, the Luhansk reserves were affected by hostilities in the area in 2014. Originally established as a strict reserve for conservation and scientific study, public access is prohibited. The four components each exhibit a different aspect of the steppe ecology of eastern Ukraine. The reserve consists of four sub-units: Stanytsia-Luhanska, Provallia Steppe, Striltsivskyi Steppe and Triokhizbenskyi Steppe.
10.1 Provallia Steppe   Luhansk Oblast
48°09′01″N 39°51′29″E / 48.15028°N 39.85806°E / 48.15028; 39.85806
Reserve:
[6]
588 ha (2.3 sq mi) 1975 Covers two tracts of representative steppe on the eastern Ukrainian border with Russia. As of 2014, the reserve was no longer under the control of the Ukraine government.[9] It is a sub-unit of Luhansk Nature Reserve.
10.2 Stanytsia-Luhanska   Luhansk Oblast
48°45′25″N 39°21′30″E / 48.75694°N 39.35833°E / 48.75694; 39.35833
Reserve:
[7]
498 ha (1.9 sq mi) 1968 Covers a portion of the left bank of the Donets River floodplain. The reserve is about 30 km north of Luhansk, near the town of Stanytsia Luhanska.[10] It is a sub-unit of Luhansk Nature Reserve.
10.3 Striltsevskyi Steppe   Luhansk Oblast
49°17′59″N 40°5′46″E / 49.29972°N 40.09611°E / 49.29972; 40.09611
Reserve:
[8]
1,037 ha (4.0 sq mi) 1948 Covers representative steppe habitat in eastern Ukraine. The site has been a nature reserve since 1931, providing scientists with a long history of study of steppe ecological processes. It is known for its population of European Marmot.[11] It is a sub-unit of Luhansk Nature Reserve.
11 Medobory   Ternopil Oblast
49°12′00″N 26°10′00″E / 49.20000°N 26.16667°E / 49.20000; 26.16667
Reserve:
[9]
10,521 ha (40.6 sq mi) 1990 Located in the Podolian Upland in the western part of the country. It protects a representative portion of the "Tovtry" region, known for rocky limestone ridges.[12]
12 Michael's Virgin Land   Sumy Oblast
50°55′N 34°45′E / 50.917°N 34.750°E / 50.917; 34.750
Reserve:
None
883 ha (3.4 sq mi) 2009 Covers meadow-steppe and forest-steppe in the northeast of Ukraine near the border with Russia. It exhibits plants found in both northern and southern steppes. First created as a reserve in 1928, it was expanded over the years and formally upgraded to a national reserve in 2009.[13]
13 Opuk   Crimea
45°01′50″N 36°11′10″E / 45.03056°N 36.18611°E / 45.03056; 36.18611
Reserve:
[10]
1,592 ha (6.1 sq mi) 1998 Located on the southern coast of the Kerch Peninsula on the Black Sea. It is centered on a limestone massif (Mount Opuk) rising from the kerch plains, and a salt lake (Lake Koiaske). The site is a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance.[14]
14 Polissia   Zhytomyr Oblast
51°32′05″N 28°06′20″E / 51.53472°N 28.10556°E / 51.53472; 28.10556
Reserve:
[11]
20,104 ha (77.6 sq mi) 1968 Dedicated to the conservation and scientific study of representative woodland marshes of the Pinsk Marshes in the Polesia region.[15]
15 Rivne   Rivne Oblast
51°23′40″N 26°50′50″E / 51.3944°N 26.8472°E / 51.3944; 26.8472
Reserve:
[12]
42,289 ha (163.3 sq mi) 2003 This is the largest area Ukraine has taken under protection, and the best preserved area of bog massifs. The reserve was created to preserve the natural state of typical and unique natural complexes of the Ukraine Polissya. As a result of Ukraine's geographical position, the reserve belongs to the Volyn Polesia zone of mixed forests.
16 Ukrainian Steppe   Donetsk Oblast
47°06′N 38°00′E / 47.100°N 38.000°E / 47.100; 38.000
Reserve:
[13]
2,768 ha (10.7 sq mi) 1961 Protects a collection of primitive steppe tracts in Donetsk Oblast region of the Ukrainian southeast. Each tract is a different sub-type of Ukrainian steppe.[16]
16.1 Chalk Flora   Donetsk Oblast
48°52′23″N 37°53′09″E / 48.87306°N 37.88583°E / 48.87306; 37.88583
Reserve:
[14]
1,134 ha (4.4 sq mi) 1988 Lies on open chalk slopes of the riverine hills along the Donets River. The ridge is about 50–70 meters above the surrounding territory, and steep - up to 70 degrees.[17] It is a sub-unit of the Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve.
17 Yalta Mountain-Forest   Crimea
44°27′29″N 34°05′24″E / 44.45806°N 34.09000°E / 44.45806; 34.09000
Reserve:
[15]
14,523 ha (56.1 sq mi) 1973 Covers the southwestern ranges of the Crimean Mountains, along the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula.[18]
18 Yelanets Steppe   Mykolaiv Oblast
47°38′05″N 31°54′30″E / 47.63472°N 31.90833°E / 47.63472; 31.90833
Reserve:
[16]
1,675.7 ha (6.5 sq mi) 1996 Covers a section of the largest virgin steppe tract in the Northern Black Sea Coast area. It is the only steppe reserve in Right-bank Ukraine (the area on the west side of the Dnieper River).[19]

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References

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  1. ^ "Cheremske Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Volyn Oblast. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Crimean Nature Reserve - History" (in Ukrainian). Official Reserve Website. Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Swan Islands Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Official Reserve Website. Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Drevylans Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Official Reserve Website. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "Gorgany (Official Reserve Website)" (in Ukrainian). Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (Ukraine). Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Kaniv Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Official Reserve Website. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Karadag Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Official Reserve Website. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  8. ^ "Kazantypskyi Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). (Reserve Site; Internet Archive). Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Provallya Steppe" (in Ukrainian). Official Reserve Website. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "Stanichno-Lugansk Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Official Reserve Website. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  11. ^ "Striltsevsky Steppe Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Official Reserve Website. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  12. ^ "Medobory Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Ukraine Incognita. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  13. ^ "Michael's Virgin Land Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Zapovedniks of Ukraine. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  14. ^ "Opuksky Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Official Reserve Website. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  15. ^ "Polissya Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Official Reserve Website. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  16. ^ "Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Official Reserve Website. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  17. ^ "Chalk Flora Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Official Reserve Website. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  18. ^ "Yalta Mountain-Forest Nature Reserve" (in Russian). Official Reserve Website. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  19. ^ "Yelanets Steppe Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Official Reserve Website. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
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