ASEBAR

ASEBAR, a zoological wildlife reserve of area of 7.7 thous. ha in the territory of Burzyansky Raion. It is organized to restore the populations of game animals (elk, red deer) and rare animal species (2001). There are sodic soils in the valley of the Asebar stream. Pine and larch forests with old-age  (80—100  y.o.)  pine  woods  are common. The following plants, included in The Red List of the RB, grow in A.: Cypripedium  calceolus,  Stipa  pennata, Lathyrus litvinovii, etc. The wildlife reserve is inhabited by true otter, European mink, golden  eagle,  great  gray  owl,  peregrine falcon, fish hawk, great gray shrike, hoopoe, freshwater sculpin, river trout, European grayling, included in The Red List of the RB.