The Krasnoyarsk Territory is a region with a high level of biodiversity. Representatives of the European, Siberian and Chinese fauna meet here. In addition, many animals are the commercial resources of the entire region.
Insects of the Krasnoyarsk Territory
In the species ratio, insects of the Krasnoyarsk Territory are the most numerous. In total, about 2 thousand of these invertebrates live here. Insect pests, which pose a threat to forest plantations, attract the greatest attention. These are bark beetles and longhorn beetles, which annually destroy about 8 thousand hectares of forest. Also bees, May beetles, forest and red ants, admiral and mnemosyne butterflies, dybki, kuzki and beauty ants live here.
Mammals of the Krasnoyarsk Territory
The climate of the Krasnoyarsk Territory is favorable for the habitation of such mammals as:
- common squirrel - previously it was a game animal, but now their population has decreased (now in the Krasnoyarsk Territory there are about 10-25 million individuals);
- polar bear - the largest predator of the region (lives on the coast of the Arctic Ocean and is included in the Red Book of Russia);
- white hare - inhabits the forest-tundra and the entire forest zone of the region, is an object of hunting;
- chipmunk - inhabits the forest zone of the region, hibernates in winter (object of fur trade);
- brown bear - represented in the entire forest zone of the region, at the moment, their number in the region reaches 15 thousand individuals;
- badger - a medium-sized mammal of the mustelidae family (lives in the southern part of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, hibernates for the winter, is an object of fishing);
- Siberian roe deer - lives in the southern and central regions of the region, is an important hunting object.
Otters, lemmings, moose, flying squirrels, weasels, foxes, manula, marals, walruses, seals, wolverines and polar foxes are also common here.
Birds of the Krasnoyarsk Territory
- Cerneti - a representative of the genus of diving ducks, in the region is an object of hunting;
- lapwing - one of the most widespread sandpipers, inhabits meadows and coasts of the region, belongs to the objects of hunting;
- Mallard - a representative of the family of ducks, forms an urban population in the region, an important hunting object;
- Harrier is a bird of prey from the hawk family, lives in the southern regions of the region, feeds on birds, small rodents and mammals.
Fish of the Krasnoyarsk Territory
- lenok - a fish of the salmon family, lives in rivers and lakes in the southern and central parts of the region, is a valuable commercial species;
- tench - a medium-sized fish of the carp family, found in the lakes of the southern part of the region, a valuable object of fishing;
- burbot - a fish of the cod family, widespread throughout the Yenisei basin, is a commercial species, annually harvested in an amount of about 500 tons;
- omul - a fish of the whitefish family, is the most important object of fishing, therefore its catch is strictly limited.
In addition, there are perches, carps, crucians, ruffs, taimen, grayling, char and salmon.
