🏞️ Voronezh Nature Reserve

Voronezh Nature Reserve is a Russian 'zapovednik' located 40 km north of the city Voronezh and 500 km south of Moscow. One of the oldest nature reserves in Russia, Voronezh was the world's first experimental beaver nursery for breeding and studying the beaver. The reserve is situated in the Usmansky District of Voronezh Oblast, and in Lipetsk Oblast. It is part of a UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve. Its official name as of 2013 is "Voronezh Peskov Nature Reserve" in honor of journalist and writer Vasily Peskov. The reserve was created in 1927, and covers an area of 31,053 ha (119.90 sq mi).