Malaya Sosva State Nature Reserve

Description

The State Nature Reserve “Malaya Sosva” was established in 1976. The historical roots of this protected area come from its predecessor Nature Reserve “Kondo-Sosvinksiy” established in 1929 with partially overlapping area, thus the history of protection and research of the Reserve’s area counts almost a century. The present area of the Reserve covers about 225 thousands hectares of its core area and about 160 thousand hectares of protected belt surrounding its borders. The area is covering the basin of the Malaya Sosva River, on the east side of the Northern Ural Mountains in Western Siberian Plain. More about history of the Reserve on its web-site: http://m-sosva.ru/?page_id=133. From the beginning of its history the Reserve was aimed to protect its local population of beaver (Castor fiber sbsp. pohlei) and sable (Martes zibellina) for sustainable hunting grounds. Since then, the biodiversity studies in the area included different groups of organisms, including series of long-term monitoring programs (“Chronicles of Nature”) since 1977. During the history of the Reserve, it employed many leading researchers in zoology, botany, entomology and other disciplines which left rich heritage of publications. For bibliography of publications refer to: http://m-sosva.ru/?page_id=180. The checklists of flora and fauna revealed in the Reserve include about 1400 taxa, but new groups of organisms continue to be studied and new diversity revealed. The Reserve holds several collections of specimens, including historical once made by the researchers in the beginning of organization of the Reserve (beginning of 20th century). The herbarium of Malaya Sosva includes about 10 thousand specimens (Vasina, 2015) of vascular plants, mosses, lichens and fungi. For more information please refer to literature sources: 1) Vasina A.L. 2015. The history and state of the Herbarium of Nature Reserve Malaya Sosva (Научный герберий – опыт создания и ведения в заповеднике «Малая Сосьва»). Биологические коллекции Югры: Сбор, фиксация, хранение, введение в научный оборот. Вып. 1.; 2) Vasin A.M., Vasina A.L. 2011. Malaya Sosva Nature Reserve and its role in conservation and research of Konda-Sosva Priobye (Заповедник «Малая Сосьва» и его роль в сохранении и изучении природы Кондо-Сосьвинского Приобья). Особо охраняемые природные территории в ХХI веке: современное состояние и перспективы развития. Петрозаводск. С. 12-14.; 3) Vasina A.L. 2007. History of development of Nature Protected areas in Sovetskiy district of Yugra: from Kondo-Sosvinskiy Nature Reserve to present (История развития системы ООПТ Советского района – от Кондо-Сосвинского заповедника до наших дней). Состояние и перспективы заповедного дела в Уральском федеральном округе. Ханты-Мансийск. С. 16-21.

Contacts

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Boris Predit
Telephone: +7(34675) 3-19-73, +7(34675) 3-25-83
email: cbor@rambler.ru

TECHNICAL_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Nina Filippova
Telephone: +7 952 705 7846
email: filippova.courlee.nina@gmail.com

POINT_OF_CONTACT
Aleksandra Vasina
Telephone: +7(34675) 3-19-73
email: msosva@gmail.com

Malaya Sosva State Nature Reserve
Lenina street, 46
Sovetskiy
628242
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra, Sovetskiy district
RU
email: m-sosva@mail.ru