What is the Red Book of Ukraine?

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The Red Book of Ukraine is the main document that contains all the materials about rare animals and plants. In it you can see all the individuals that are on the verge of extinction. On the basis of the Red Book of Ukraine, law enforcement agencies are developing practical and scientific measures aimed at restoring the populations of flora and fauna.

Let's figure it out

This edition includes those animals that live permanently or temporarily in natural conditions on the territory of the state. All living creatures recorded in the reference book, which is called the Red Book of Ukraine, are under protection and are strictly monitored.

Each country monitors animals, birds, plants located on their territory. Especially for those who began to reduce their numbers. The data that are found out in the course of research are recorded in a special collection. Ukraine is no exception. And the first such collection appeared in 1980. It was called the Red Book of Ukraine. It included 151 plant species and 85 animal species.

Many scientists worked on the book, they came from different countries and did a great job, bringing inlists a large number of living creatures. This was done in order to find out which species are endangered and which ones need to be preserved so that they do not become completely extinct.

New Volumes

In 1994, a volume called "Animal World" was printed and released, two years later the book "Plant World" was published. The results left much to be desired, because in a few years the number of rare plants amounted to 390 species, and animals increased by 297.

The third and last collection was released in 2009. And, unfortunately, a huge number of creatures that need protection have already been introduced into it. Looking at these numbers, we can say that at this rate, humanity will soon be left without animals.

Every year, the number of disappearing rare creatures is increasing at a high rate. For example, the speckled ground squirrel was previously encountered on the territory of Ukraine very often. But due to the fact that its habitats began to be destroyed, and the rodents themselves were exterminated by various poisons and chemicals, the population of this species began to decrease sharply.

In 2000, the number of these rare creatures did not cross the border of 1000 individuals. They were rarely seen in small colonies in the Lugansk and Kharkiv regions.

Another endangered species, listed not only in the Red Book of Ukraine, but also in the book of the Russian Federation, is the muskrat. Due to the negative impact of mankind on the planet's environment, only 35,000 representatives of this species remain. Their number in Ukraine is so small that they are found only in the Sumy region, the number is onlythree hundred individuals, and they continue to die out.

Animals

So, let's find out what names the Red Book of Ukraine contains. Animals:

European mink. Its number is decreasing due to the fact that these animals are being hunted. There are only 200 of them on the territory of the state.
Steppe fox, otherwise called corsac. Because of its valuable fur, hunters exterminate this species. In Ukraine, it is rare and only in the Lugansk region. The number of these animals is not more than 20.

The common lynx was distributed almost throughout the European part. The shooting of these animals led to the fact that a large number of them were destroyed. Today they live in Russia, Scandinavia and the Carpathians. A small number live in Belarus, Poland, Central Asia and the Balkan Peninsula. There are only 400 of them in Ukraine.

There are animals that have completely disappeared from the territory of Ukraine. This is a monk seal. He was met in large numbers on the shores of the Crimea. Today they live only off the coast of Turkey and Bulgaria. Their total number does not exceed 1000 individuals.

Birds

Besides the animals that are recorded in the collection, there are also birds of the Red Book of Ukraine. Their number also leaves much to be desired. A few years ago, all kinds of birds met quite often on the territory of the country, in its cities. Here is a small list: yellow heron, loaf, common spoonbill, black stork, alpine converter, aquatic warbler. There are also birds that are fewstudied, and they do not have categories and ratings. This is a red-headed beetle and the smallest lark.

The birds of the woodpecker order are included here: green, three-toed and white-backed woodpeckers - and many more different orders, divided into categories (rare, vulnerable, endangered) and without them. These are those animals and birds, the lists of which are simply so large that it is impossible to list all of them. But after all, in nature there is also various vegetation, which is also destroyed on purpose or by accident. It doesn't matter, but the fact remains. And this makes us think about the importance of protected objects. Let's look at the category of herbs and trees.

The Red Book of Ukraine: plants

This edition includes such plants as black asplenia, rosea rhodiola, four-leaf marsilia, Cossack juniper, sword grass, curly griffola, flattened diphasiastrum.

Let's list some flowers of the Red Book of Ukraine. Here you can find snowdrops, they are also listed in this book, alpine asters, white-pearl cornflowers, narrow-leaved daffodils, Schrenk tulips, forest lilies, saffron and many others.

Conclusion

The enumeration of the names of animals, birds and plants listed in the Red Book of Ukraine can be done endlessly. This list is not limited to all the above names. And, unfortunately, it is increasing every year.