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Luhansk Nature Reserve

Coordinates: 48°45′06″N 39°22′32″E / 48.75167°N 39.37556°E / 48.75167; 39.37556
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Luhansk Nature Reserve
Ukrainian: Луганський природний заповідник
Grassland on the Triokhizbenskyi Steppe, Luhansk Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Luhansk Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Luhansk Nature Reserve
Location of Reserve
LocationLuhansk Oblast, Ukraine
Nearest cityLuhansk
Coordinates48°45′06″N 39°22′32″E / 48.75167°N 39.37556°E / 48.75167; 39.37556
Area8,000 hectares (19,768 acres; 80 km2; 31 sq mi)
Established1968
Governing bodyNational Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20131014182751/ http://zapovednik.lg.ua/?language=uk

Luhansk Nature Reserve (Ukrainian: Луганський природний заповідник) is an administrative collection of four individual national nature reserves of Ukraine. It is located in Luhansk Oblast, the easternmost province of Ukraine, the Luhansk reserves were affected by hostilities in the area in 2014. Originally established as a strict reserve for conservation and scientific study, public access is prohibited. The four components each exhibit a different aspect of the steppe ecology of eastern Ukraine.[1]

The four sectors are:

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References

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  1. ^ "Luhansk Nature Reserve" (in Ukrainian). Official Reserve Website - Wayback Web Archive. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
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