Vishera Nature Reserve

Vishera Nature Reserve
Russian: Вишерский заповедник
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Vishera Nature Reserve
Location of Reserve
Location	Perm Krai, Russia
Coordinates	61°29′10″N 59°13′02″E / 61.48611°N 59.21722°E / 61.48611; 59.21722
Area	2,412 square kilometres (931 sq mi)
Established	1991
Governing body	Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia)
Website	http://www.vishersky.ru/

Vishera Nature Reserve (Russian: Вишерский заповедник), also known as Vishersky, is a nature reserve (zapovednik, lit. 'nature sanctuary') in the middle latitudes of the Ural Mountains in Perm Krai, Russia. It covers an area of 2,412 km² (931 square miles), more than 75% of which is dark coniferous forest (taiga). An additional 20% of the territory is treeless mountain landscape. The Vishera River flows through nature reserve for about 130 km (80 miles). Administratively, the reserve is located in the extreme north-east of Perm Krai, in Krasnovishersky District.^[1]