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White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) nestlings, Bolonskiy NR - Photo: А. Svetlakov
Amur Moose (Alces alces cameloides), Bolonskiy NR, Aug 2005 - Photo: К.Ueda (Asahi Simbun, Japan)
Amur Moose (Alces alces cameloides), Bolonskiy NR, Aug 2005 - Photo: К.Ueda (Asahi Simbun, Japan)
The typical landscape of Bolonskiy Reserve in the summer, Jul 2002 - Photo: I.Оsakо (Japan)
Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis), Bolonskiy NR, Aug 2005 - Photo: К.Ueda (Asahi Simbun, Japan)
Oriental White Stork (Ciconia boyciana), Bolonskiy NR, Jun 2006 - Photo: I.Nikitina
Oriental White Stork (Ciconia boyciana) in its nest, Bolonskiy NR, May 2006 - Photo: А. Svetlakov
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) family, Bolonskiy NR, Aug 2005 - Photo: К.Ueda (Asahi Simbun, Japan)
Amur Brown Bear (Ursus arctos lasiotus), Bolonskiy NR, Aug 2005 - Photo: К.Ueda (Asahi Simbun, Japan)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) duckling, Bolonskiy NR - Photo: A.Chernish
Ducks feeding, Bolonskiy NR, Oct 2008 - Photo: D.Botnev
Bolonskiy Reserve in September - Photo: D.Botnev
Taiga lake near the Bor village, Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
The Reserve from the left bank of Podkamennaya Tunguska river, Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Vladimir Ladygyn
Panoramic view from a helicopter, Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Alexey Polonsky
Sunlight through the trees, Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Alexey Polonsky
Rocks near Stolbovaya river, Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Alexey Polonsky
Moose (Alces alces), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Andrey Sapogov
Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Hills in the reserve, Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Alexey Polonsky
Taimen fish (Hucho taimen), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Yenisei-kormiletc project
Lung lichen (Lobaria pulmonaria), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Alexey Polonsky
Reindeer lichen (Cladina rangiferina), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Arctic kidney lichen (Nephroma arctica), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Hoarfrost, Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Alexey Polonsky
Floating of ice, Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Yenisei-Kormiletc project
Mimicry (Spider on Siberian pine tree), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Mushroom (Boletus edulis), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Family of mushrooms (Boletus edulis), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Vladimir Ladygyn
Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium macranthon), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Columbine plant (Aquilegia sp.), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Siberian Clematis (Atragene sibirica), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Pasque flower (Pulsatilla sp.), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Red currant (Ribes rubrum), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Olga Puplyaeva
Strobils of common spruce (Picea sp.), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Vladimyr Ladygyn
Log cabin in taiga, Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Alexandr Belyakov
Yenisei river in the Spring, Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
The Kulinna river, Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
The Reserve`s heart (Stolbovaya river), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Mirror of water (Podkamennaya Tunguska river), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Taiga, Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Siberian pine tree (Pinus sibirica), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Red Cliff, Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Yenisei-kormiletc project
Hatch of Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Nest of Siberian Thrush (Zoothera sibirica), Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Ice-swan, Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Yenisei-kormiletc project
Waterfall, Central Siberian SNBR - Photo: Marina Rubtsova
Glazovo village in the winter, Kenozero National Park - Photo: M. Kudryavtsev
Brown bear (Ursus arctos), Kenozero National Park - Photo: I. Shpilenok
May morning in Glazovo village, Kenozero National Park - Photo: I. Shpilenok
Nemyata village, Kenozero National Park - Photo: M. Kudryavtsev
Forest detail, Kenozero National Park - Photo: Bjorn Frantsen
Kenozero lake, Kenozero National Park - Photo: M. Kudryavtsev
Porjenskaya in the winter, Kenozero National Park - Photo: M. Kudryavtsev
Porjenskaya church, Kenozero National Park - Photo: M. Kudryavtsev
Kenozero lake, Kenozero National Park - Photo: M. Kudryavtsev
White water lillies, Kenozero National Park - Photo: M. Kudryavtsev
Porjenskiy pogost, Kenozero National Park - Photo: Bjorn Frantsen
Pochozero church, Kenozero National Park - Photo: Kozykina
Swallow, Kenozero National Park - Photo: M. Kudryavtsev
Orchids (Cypripedium calceolus), Kenozero National Park - Photo: N. Lebedeva
Porjenskaya river, Kenozero National Park - Photo: N. Lebedeva
Aerial view of Kenozero lake, Kenozero National Park - Photo provided by Alexandra Shatkovskaya
North-West cape of Bering Island, the way you first meet the islands when using passenger flight - Photo: Nikolay Pavlov
Harem of Northern Fur Seal (Callorchinus ursinus), North-West rookery, Bering Island - Photo: Nikolay Pavlov
Northern Fur Seal (Callorchinus ursinus), adult male, Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Nikolay Pavlov
North-West rookery of Northern Fur Seals (Callorchinus ursinus), Bering Island - Photo: Nikolay Pavlov
Northern Fur Seals (Callorchinus ursinus), Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Komandor Islands snowy landscape - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Curious young arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus beringensis), Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Nikolay Pavlov
Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus beringensis) close-up, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Mushroom (Leccinum aurantiacum). People say that mushrooms on the Commanders are higher than trees - Photo: Nikolay Pavlov
Glaucous-winged gull chick (Larus glaucescens), Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Irina Bezuglova
Thick-billed Mure (Uria lomvia) colony on Ariy Kamen’ Rock, Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Irina Bezuglova
Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) - winter mating song, Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Dmitriy Utkin
Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta), Bering Island, Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Dmitriy Utkin
Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta), Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Chicks of pelagic cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus) in a nest - Photo: Irina Bezuglova
Tufted puffin (Lunda cirrhata) in a den, Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Irina Bezuglova
Tufted puffin (Lunda cirrhata), Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Irina Bezuglova
Tufted puffin (Lunda cirrhata), Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris), Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Irina Bezuglova
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) - applause, Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Dmitriy Utkin
Komandor Islands shoreline - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Sea and snow, Bering Island, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Sea and snow, Bering Island, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Snowstorm in Bering Island, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Winter landscape, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Bering Island sandy sea coast - Photo: Irina Bezuglova
Exploring the shoreline, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Coastal cliffs, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Coastal cliffs, Medniy Island, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Coastal cliffs, Medniy Island, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Coastal cliffs, Medniy Island, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Coastal cliffs in the winter, Bering Island, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Coastal cliffs, Bering Island, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Adult male reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). Reindeer were introducted into Commanders’s fauna in the early 20-th Century. - Photo: Irina Bezuglova
Reindeer stock (Rangifer tarandus), Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Irina Bezuglova
Komandor Islands landscape - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Stormy December, Nikolskoye, Bering Island - Photo: Nikolay Pavlov
Ice arch, Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Nikolay Pavlov
Ice, Bering Island, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Spawning Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Nikolay Pavlov
Tundra vegetation of Bering Island (Lagotis glauca) - Photo: Irina Bezuglova
Miracles on the rock, Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Irina Bezuglova
Wild flowers, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Wild berries, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Wild berries, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Orlov Kamen’ Rock, Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Irina Bezuglova
Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii), Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Irina Bezuglova
Seagulls, Komandor Islands NR - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Immature bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Komandor Islands NR - Photo: Dmitriy Utkin
Sunset over Komandor Islands - Photo provided by Valeria Lisovskiy
Tracking of Amur Tiger, Proselochnaya valley, Lazovskiy NR, March 2006 - Photo: Alexander Myslenkov
Sunrise over the Sea of Japan, Lazovskiy NR, Feb 2006 - Photo: Alexander Myslenkov
Amur Goral, Tumannaya Mountain, Lazovskiy NR, Nov 2006 - Photo: Alexander Myslenkov
Amur Goral on the coast of Lazovskiy Reserve, Nov 2006 - Photo: Alexander Myslenkov
Amur Goral habitats on Tumannaya Mountain, Lazovskiy NR, Dec 2007 - Photo: Alexander Myslenkov
Amur Goral, Tumannaya Mountain, Lazovskiy NR, March 2005 - Photo: Alexander Myslenkov
Tumannaya Mountain - Goral habitats, Lazovskiy Reserve, March 2005 - Photo: Alexander Myslenkov
Mink Whale, Petrov Island, Lazovskiy NR, Sep 2008 - Photo: I. Voloshina
Southern coast of Lazovskiy Reserve, July 2005 - Photo: Alexander Myslenkov
Pryamushka River, central part of Lazovskiy Reserve, May 2006 - Photo: Alexander Myslenkov
Proselochnaya River, Lazovskiy NR, Feb 2006 - Photo: Alexander Myslenkov
Wood cabin, Lazovskiy Reserve, March 2006 - Photo: Alexander Myslenkov
Lazovskiy Reserve range, Dec 2007 - Photo: Alexander Myslenkov
Stone as head of shark, Lazovskiy NR, Feb 2006 - Photo: Alexander Myslenkov
Petrov Island, Lazovskiy NR, Nov 2007 - Photo: Alexander Myslenkov
Brown Bear (Ursus arctos), Putoranskiy NR
Golden Root (Rhodiola rosea), Putoranskiy NR - Photo provided by V. V. Larin
Golden Root (Rhodiola rosea), Putoranskiy NR - Photo provided by V. V. Larin
Peony (Paeonia anomala), Putoranskiy NR - Photo provided by V. V. Larin
Peony (Paeonia anomala), Putoranskiy NR - Photo provided by V. V. Larin
Siberian Clematis (Atragene sibirica), Putoranskiy NR - Photo provided by V. V. Larin
Siberian Clematis (Atragene sibirica), Putoranskiy NR - Photo provided by V. V. Larin
Kotuykan River valley, Taimyrskiy NR, Aug 2007 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) nestlings, Taimyrskiy NR, end of June 2006 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) nestlings, Taimyrskiy NR, early July 2006 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Kotuy River, Medvezhya River Mouth, Taimyrskiy NR, Jul 2005 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Kotuykan River valley, Taimyrskiy NR, Jul 2007 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) nestlings approx. 1.5 months old, Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: I. Pospelov
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) in flight, Taimyrskiy NR, Jun 2006 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Grown up nestling of Merlin (Falco columbarius), Taimyrskiy NR, Jul 2006 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Musk-Ox (Ovibos moschatus), Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: I. Pospelov
Musk-Oxen (Ovibos moschatus), Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: I. Pospelov
During mass migration reindeers assemble into herds of many thousands (photo taken from helicopter), Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: G.D.Jacushkin
Reindeers on ice of Syrutaturku lake, Taimyrskiy NR. Syrutaturku means Ice Lake in the Dolgan language - Photo: I. Pospelov
Most reindeers move into the forest tundra for winter, Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: S.E. Pankevich
Uncommon phenomenon: Moose (Alces alces) rarely go this far north, Taimyrskiy NR, Aug 2006 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Rock formations on Kotuy River valley between the river mouth and Kysyl-Khaya, Taimyrskiy NR, Jul 2005 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus) is the most wide-spread predator of Taimyrskiy Reserve - Photo: I. Pospelov
Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus) in winter fur, Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: I. Pospelov
Northern pika (Ochotona hyperborea), Taimyrskiy NR, Aug 2005 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Siberian Lemming (Lemmus sibiricus) is common in wet tundra, on slopes and bogs; it feeds mainly on lower parts of sedges and cotton-grass, Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: I. Pospelov
Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus) is common in flat and mountain debris tundra, feeding mainly on leaves of dwarf-shrubs,Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: I. Pospelov
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus), Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: I. Pospelov
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), when on nest, is very tame and inconspicuous; this picture was taken without long lens, Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: I. Pospelov
A male King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) in spring breeding plumage, Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: I. Pospelov
Family of Red-breasted Geese (Branta ruficollis) near Taimyr lake; in the end of august fledglings are almost not distinguishable from adult birds - Photo: I. Pospelov
Incubating Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) allow for a very close approach,Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: I. Pospelov
Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) ,Taimyrskiy NR, Jul 2005 - Photo: I. Pospelov
First nestling of Silvery Gull (Larus argentatus), Taimyrskiy NR, Jul 2006 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica), Taimyrskiy NR, Jul 2006 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Pair of Tundra Ptarmigans (Lagopus muta), Ledyanaya Bay, Taimyr Lake - Photo: I. Pospelov
Nestling of White Wagtail (Motacilla alba), Taimyrskiy NR, Jul 2005 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Polar poppy (Papaver polare), Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: I. Pospelov
Buttercup (Pulsatilla flavescens), Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: I. Pospelov
Tundra flowers (Pedicularis alopecuroides), Taimyrskiy NR, Jun 2006 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Forested cliffs, Taimyrskiy NR, Aug 2007 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Dry tree, Taimyrskiy NR, Jul 2005 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Kotuykan River cliffs, Taimyrskiy NR, Aug 2007 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Kotuykan River cliffs, Taimyrskiy NR, Aug 2007 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Hare (Lepus timidus), Taimyrskiy NR, Jun 2006 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Hare (Lepus timidus), Taimyrskiy NR, Jul 2006 - Photo: I. Pospelov
A hare with yet incomplete moult, Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: I. Pospelov
Cliffs, Kysyl-Khaya, Taimyrskiy NR, Jul 2005 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Kotuykan River cliffs, Taimyrskiy NR, Aug 2007 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Kotuy River cliffs, Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: I. Pospelov
Wolf (Canis lupus) in Kotuykan River area, Taimyrskiy NR, Aug 2007 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Dew covered spider web, Taimyrskiy NR, 2005 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Afanasyevskie Lakes, Taimyrskiy NR, Jun 2006 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Snow in the gorges, Taimyrskiy NR, Jun 2006 - Photo: I. Pospelov
Lake Besstochnoe, formed as a result of the thawing of the ancient glaciers, Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: I. Pospelov
Partly frozen lake, Taimyrskiy NR - Photo: I. Pospelov
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Ust-Lenskiy NR - Photo: A. Kuzmichev
Lena River escarpments, Ust-Lenskiy NR - Photo: N. Gukova
Black guillemots (Cepphus grylle), Ust-Lenskiy NR - Photo: V. Tumskoy
Konus Cape, Belkovskiy Island, Ust-Lenskiy NR - Photo: A. Kuzmichev
Kihilyahs of Big Lyahov Island, Ust-Lenskiy NR - Photo: I. Yakshina
Least weasel (Mustela nivalis), Ust-Lenskiy NR - Photo: I. Yakshina
Musk-Ox (Ovibos moschatus), Ust-Lenskiy NR - Photo: V. Pozdnyakov
Buttercup, Ust-Lenskiy NR - Photo: I. Yakshina
Nestling of a Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Ust-Lenskiy NR - Photo: Rotkin
Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), Ust-Lenskiy NR - Photo: M. Grigoryev
Kihilyahs of Big Lyahov Island, Ust-Lenskiy NR - Photo: I. Yakshina
Kihilyahs of Big Lyahov Island, Ust-Lenskiy NR - Photo: I. Yakshina
Vama River in the Winter, Vodlozero NP - Photo: Vladimir Ogloblin
Vama River in the Winter, Vodlozero NP
Winter in Vodlozero NP - Photo: Vladimir Ogloblin
Aerial view of Vodlozero NP from helicopter - Photo: Viktor Grycyuk
Suhaya Vodla River, Vodlozero NP - Photo: Viktor Grycyuk
White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), Vodlozero NP, Sep 2005 - Photo provided by Natalia Gudym
Nettle (Urtica dioica), Vodlozero NP - Photo: Vladimir Ogloblin
Yellow water-lily (Nuphar luteum), Vodlozero NP, Jun 2006 - Photo: Valery Gudym
Ilinsky churchyard, Vodlozero NP, Sep 2004 - Photo provided by Natalia Gudym
Ilinsky churchyard, Vodlozero NP, Jul 2006 - Photo provided by Natalia Gudym
Pine trees, Vodlozero NP - Photo: Vladimir Ogloblin
Forest detail, Vodlozero NP - Photo: Vladimir Ogloblin
Ileksa River, Vodlozero NP - Photo: Vladimir Ogloblin
Vodlozero Lake, Vodlozero NP - Photo: Vladimir Ogloblin
Vodlozero NP landscape - Photo: Viktor Grycyuk
Vodlozero NP landscape, Sep 2005 - Photo: Aulis Tuupola
Glacial Lake Mountain, Bureinskiy NR - Photo provided by Albert D.Dumikyan
Glacial Lake Medvez'e, Bureinskiy NR - Photo provided by Albert D.Dumikyan
Lake Korbokhon, Bureinskiy NR - Photo provided by Albert D.Dumikyan
Forest path in Bureinskiy Nature Reserve - Photo provided by Albert D.Dumikyan
Waterfall in Bureinskiy Nature Reserve - Photo provided by Albert D.Dumikyan
Mushrooms in Bureinskiy Nature Reserve - Photo provided by Albert D.Dumikyan
Glacial lake in Bureinskiy Nature Reserve - Photo provided by Albert D.Dumikyan
Lake in Bureinskiy Nature Reserve - Photo provided by Albert D.Dumikyan
Glacial lake, Bureinskiy NR - Photo provided by Albert D.Dumikyan
Mountain ranges, Bureinskiy NR - Photo provided by Albert D.Dumikyan
Stream in Bureinskiy Nature Reserve - Photo provided by Albert D.Dumikyan
Stream in Bureinskiy Nature Reserve - Photo provided by Albert D.Dumikyan