In the national park “Ugra” 12 young bison were let out into the wild. Six bison from the Central Bison Nursery of the Prioksko-Terrasny State Nature Reserve and six bison from the Oka State Nature Biosphere Reserve went to join the wild population in Kaluga Region. The animals born in 2019 from the two nurseries spent a month in quarantine together. The male Muserzh and the females Mureika, Mugusta, Mureya, Mulisa, Munmelodi, became good friends with the 4 bulls and 2 females from the Oksky kennel. After the 30 days quarantine, they were able to leave the enclosure. This is always a very exciting moment – bison usually do not want to leave the familiar place for a long time, but this time it was different. Irina Zemlyanko, deputy director for bison keeping and breeding at Prioksko-Terrasny Nature Reserve: “The bison surprised us a lot – usually during the opening of the quarantine enclosure we have to wait several days until they muster up enough courage to come out. But this time we just had to call them and females from our nursery rushed into the woods, males were traditionally more cautious and followed them only after being sure of safety. We always try to attend a bison “graduation”, it’s a great excuse to meet colleagues and, of course, to see our pets off to free life”.
On June 1, 2021 begins a new stage, devoted to representatives of fauna and flora typical for the territory of Prioksko-Terrasny State Nature Biosphere Reserve. The fourth chapter, which opens the summer season, begins with the pride of the Moscow region – Cypripedium calceolus L.. This wild orchid is found in the deciduous forests of the middle belt of Russia. It is the first representative of the family Orchidaceae of the temperate zone, taken under protection (since 1878 in Switzerland), now protected in all European countries. Cypripedium calceolus orchid is the most unusual one, but it is not the only orchid of our forests. The representatives of this family have a great variety of flower structure and color – from the brightest and most unusual to pale, lost among the greenery of motley grass. As part of the competition, we invite you to study the local orchids on your own and prepare a report based on the information obtained. Illustrations or your own photos will be an excellent addition to your work.
The employees of the Prioksko-Terrasny State Nature Reserve took part in a large children’s festival “Multicolored Childhood” held on the first day of summer in Serpukhov’s park “Pitomnik”. The organizers of the event prepared an extensive entertainment program for city residents and guests, including contests, master classes, performances by vocal and dance groups, an animated show, and even a presentation of a children’s book. Master classes from the Reserve employees on how to paint plaster figures and identify animal footprints aroused great interest. Children and adults enjoyed being photographed with our indispensable assistants – the Bisons-dolls. Many participants had already visited Prioksko-Terrasny State Nature Biosphere Reserve and were therefore actively interested in the current life of this specially protected natural area.
On June 02, 2021, the forest firefighting team of the Prioksko-Terrasny State Nature Sanctuary conducted practical training on a simulated fire. According to the legend, the fire occurred in the forest area of the protective zone of the Prioksko-Terrasny State Nature Biosphere Reserve near the Sushki village. It was detected in time and all available forces of the forest firefighting team of the Reserve were put forward to eliminate it. The exercises were carried out using real firefighting equipment. Overall, 9 people and 2 units of special vehicles took part in the fire fighting activities. The simulated fire was extinguished and the level of actions of the forest firefighting team was evaluated as “good”.
The 25th International Environmental Film and Program Festival “Save and Conserve” was held in Khanty-Mansiysk. Forty countries submitted about 400 works for the jury’s evaluation. A series of reports “Bison Calendar” by OTV-Serpukhov TV channel was among the three best projects on TV and the Internet, and the story “Ecotrope through the Leaves” by Mark Akinfeev was unanimously recognized as the best work in the children’s contest and won an honorable first place. A unique tourist site attracted the attention of a student.Ecotrope “Through the leaves” is located at a height of about 8 meters. And if you want to make your own photo and video report, the ecological trail “Through the leaves” is open to the public every day from 9-00 to 18-00.
On Russia Day, Prioksko-Terrasny State Nature Reserve hosted an open volunteer day. 33 volunteers attended it, from the youngest to our regular helpers. The workday began with the creation of a green ecological postcard and the recording of greetings in honor of the 76th anniversary of the Reserve. In addition, it continued with the usual works. We cleaned the corral where the Muchadr bison and his family live from dead wood on the basement of the administrative building, in the storehouse, and in the Central European bison nursery, and cleaned the vegetable storehouse. At the end of the event, we had tea and then an interesting tour of the Prioksko-Terrasny State Nature Reserve.
The reserve has a birthday! On June 19, 2021, it will be 76 years old. During this time, it has come a long way. Currently, the Reserve has achieved considerable success in scientific and environmental activities, environmental education and educational tourism. It is not only one of the best-protected areas in Russia, but also a center of attraction for people of different interests, activities and geography. Svetlana Rodionova, Director of the Reserve, thanks employees of the Reserve for their invaluable contribution to the conservation and development of our territory. Together we are doing one big thing – we are preserving the reserve for future generations!
On Monday, June 21, the Prioksko-Terrasniy Reserve held a meeting of the Academic Council, which approved the main annual scientific report of the reserve – the Annals of Nature for 2020. The main issue was the consideration and adoption of the report on the theme “Annals of Nature of Prioksko-Terrasny State Natural Biosphere Reserve” for the year 2020. Despite the difficult conditions of the Covid 19 epidemic and strict quarantine, the scientific work of the reserve was not interrupted and was carried out in full. The participants of the meeting generally approved the next, already the 73rd edition of the Annals of Nature.
Irina Zemlyanko, Deputy Director for keeping and breeding of bison in the Prioksko-Terrasny State Reserve, took part in the international scientific conference “Actual Problems of Animal Health and Productivity Improvement”, held in Krasnodar from June 15th to 17th. The main aspects of the conference were the relevant issues of diagnostics, prevention and treatment of animal diseases, modern problems of veterinary pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacology, genetics and selection of farm animals and a number of issues of feed production. In the course of the conference between “Krasnodar Scientific Center for Zootechnics and Veterinary” and “Prioksko-Terrasny State Reserve” signed an agreement on scientific cooperation.
FGBU “Prioksko-Terrasny State Reserve” announces the completion of the fourth stage of the inter-regional environmental outreach competition project “12 Wonders of the Priokskoe Forest”! The theme of the first summer month was dedicated to the pride of the Moscow region – Cypripedium calceolus L. Within the framework of the contest we invited you to study information about orchids of the middle belt and share it with us in the form of a report. Participants from different cities of Russia submitted works, in the evaluation of which, the most important criterion was an accurate scientific description, as well as the diversity of species about which you have told. A committee of employees of the scientific department and the department of ecological education and educational tourism of the “Prioksko-Terrasny State Reserve”, is pleased to say thank you to all the participants and winners!
