- In 1976, Wrangel Island and all of its surrounding waters were classified as a "zapovednik" (a "strict nature reserve") and, as such, receive the highest...
- Wrangel and Herald Islands have been classified as a State Nature Reserve or Zapovednik – the highest level of protection in Russia.
- One of the highest densities of denning polar bears and walruses in the world is found on and around Wrangel Island and tiny nearby Herald Island...
- The decline of these animal populations was one of the reasons for creation of the Wrangel Island Zapovednik.
- Wrangel Island was declared a zapovednik—a federally managed nature sanctuary—in 1976, and it remains one of Russia’s coldest, remotest pieces of protected...
- Ostrov Vrangelya Zapovednik was established in 1976 to protect the island, and a large portion is included in the Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve...
- Zapovednik Ostrov Vrangelja 2012.jpg2,837 × 3,795; 13.81 MB. 1 reference. imported from Wikimedia project. Russian Wikipedia. IUCN protected areas category.
- Vascular plants: an illustrated atlas "Wrangel Island State Nature Reserve has published the first book in the series "Wildlife of Wrangel Island".Bulunamadı: zapovednik
- The Zapovednik was established in 1976 as the Wrangel Island State Sanctuary by the State Planning Department of the USSR.
- A herd of muskoxen, Ovibos moschatus, traverses Wrangel Island. A population of 20 muskoxen were reintroduced here from Canada in 1975.
