On the Day of Nature Reserves and National Parks of Russia, inspectors of the Ministry of Ecology of Tatarstan held environmental meetings with students of the Aznakaevsky gymnasium and kids of the kindergarten "Solnyshko". Together with ecologists, the children made an impromptu eco-trip "Walking through the protected areas of the Republic of Tatarstan". The inspector of the Priiksky territorial Administration told the children about nature reserves, historical museum reserves, which carefully preserve the natural beauty of our republic.
Schoolchildren and kids solved riddles, puzzles, crosswords, named animals by description. At the end of the meeting, environmentalists offered to watch a film about the Volga-Kama State Reserve together.
"Nature is our home, a treasure trove of wealth, a supplier of raw materials and energy on Earth. But its riches are exhausted and often irreplaceable, which is why it is so necessary to protect and take care of them. We hope that thanks to such eco-meetings, we awaken children's interest in the world around them, develop their attention, thinking and respect for nature," said Elsa Valieva, senior specialist of the Priiksky Territorial Department of the Ministry of Ecology of Tatarstan, the purpose of the event.
For reference:
Today, the nature reserve fund of the Republic consists of 193 specially protected natural territories, and their total area is more than 465 thousand hectares:
- 2 protected areas of federal significance are the Nizhny Kama National Park and the Volga–Kama State Natural Biosphere Reserve;
- 187 specially protected natural territories of regional significance, including 38 state nature reserves and 149 natural monuments of regional significance;
- 4 protected areas of local importance