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The advent of glasnost and new technologies have enabled cameramen to reach remote areas of a vast and unknown territory for the first time in 75 years. Spanning six climatic zones and over 130 different ethnic groups, the Soviet Union is a land of immense contrasts, whose diversity is reflected in its varied wildlife. This book traces the interaction between mankind and animal - from the wolverine and the Siberian tiger to the Stellers sea eagle of Kamchatka and from the raptors and camels of the northern deserts to the trained hunting eagles of Kazakhstan.
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Spanning six climatic zones and nearly a sixth of the planet's land surface, Russia is a land of immense contrasts. This diversity is reflected in an extraordinary range of wildlife that now, with the advent of glasnost, it is at last possible to explore in detail. Not simply a study of the wildlife of the tundra, taiga, steppe, mountains, and northern monsoon forest, this book also discusses the close relationship between nature and the indigenous peoples of Russia and how this has changed over the years. From the sable and Siberian tiger to Steller's sea eagle of Kamchatka, and from the brown bear of the taiga to the suslik of the steppe and the saiga antelopes of the semidesert, this book examines the variety of the natural world and its interaction with humankind. Illustrated with over 100 stunning, specially commissioned photographs (including unique pictures of previously inaccessible areas), John Massey Stewart's commentary surveys many of Russia's rare and endangered species and the threat posed to them by serious environmental problems. In particular he assesses the important role of nature reserves in the country's rapidly growing conservation movement.
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- PublisherBoxtree Ltd
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 1852831383
- ISBN 13 9781852831387
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
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