The Red Book of the Moscow Region is an official document that details all the rare and endangered animals, plants and mushrooms of the Moscow Region. People cut down forests and destroy nature, forgetting about our smaller brothers. Just a little bit, and many animals listed in the Red Book of the Moscow Region will disappear from these lands forever. But it’s not too late to change your mind and try to save them. We offer you an overview of the most interesting and noteworthy animals listed in the Red Book of Moscow Region.
Little party
This creature is a small and poorly studied species of bats. It belongs to the order of bats and is the representative of the world's only flying mammals. The small evening party inhabits the forest-steppes and steppes. Her favorite places are parks and forests near Moscow. The animals of the Red Book of the Moscow Region are not accidentally listed in it, and the small evening party is no exception.
The main threat to the population of this species of bats is the inevitable reduction of their permanent habitats (forests) and felling of hollow trees in order to expand the territory of the Moscow Region. The abundance of this species of bats, living in this area, is extremely small. Currently, they can be found only in the south of the region.
Lynx
Lynx is perhaps the most northern representative of the feline family living in the wild. In the Moscow region, it can be found in deaf and heavily littered coniferous forests. As the researchers found out, the population dynamics of the common lynx in the Moscow region is directly related to the dynamics of the number of white hares. It is understandable: hare-hare is the main food of these cats.
The population of these animals is also affected by an increase in the reaction load on the forests near Moscow, their fragmentation for the purpose of suburban developments. Survival of lynx in this region is becoming increasingly difficult due to the decrease in the number of ungulate animals, which are the main source of their food. It should be noted and the constant poaching.
Brown bear
In the suburbs, brown bears inhabit sparsely populated places in deaf and vast forests. They do not lie in their dens before December, but wake up in March-April. Brown bears mostly prefer a sedentary lifestyle, i.e. live in the same forest, bor. The living conditions of these animals are deteriorating due to deforestation for summer cottages on the periphery of the region. A significant role is played by the increase in off-road transport in the forest zone.
White stork
The animals of the Red Book of the Moscow Region are not limited to ground representatives of the fauna. At present, those whose element is heaven, i.e. birds. The most striking representative of the birds listed in this book is the white stork. From time immemorial, close proximity to humans has given these creatures certain advantages over other large birds. But all good things come to an end.
Unfortunately, various territorial wars and the related destruction of various settlements in the central region of the country hit the population of these birds rather painfully. Currently, white storks are animals of the Red Book of the Moscow Region. Hunters and poachers ravage their nests, exterminating both adult birds and their offspring. Fortunately, most of the residents of the Moscow region still carefully and with understanding treat these beautiful creatures.
Black kite
This is a small species of bird of prey living in the suburbs. Until the beginning of the 20th century, in the territory of this region, black kite was one of the most popular species of birds of prey, but at the beginning of the last century the number of these creatures began to inevitably decrease. And all because of the increasing factor of cutting down nesting trees, and also because of the decrease in the amount of the main food of kites - river fish.
Black kites, like white storks, are animals of the Red Book of the Moscow Region. Since 1978, they have been under special protection. Some nesting groups of these birds live in the territories of special reserves of regional significance, for example, in the Shakhovsky, Lukhovitsky and Taldomsky districts of the Moscow Region.