Bikin National Park

Bikin National Park
Russian: Бикин
Bikin River Valley
Map showing the location of Bikin National Park
Map showing the location of Bikin National Park
Location of Park
LocationPrimorsky Krai
Nearest cityKhabarovsk
Coordinates46°40′N 136°00′E / 46.667°N 136.000°E / 46.667; 136.000
Area1,160,000 hectares (2,866,422 acres; 11,600 km2; 4,479 sq mi)
Established2015 (2015)
Governing bodyFGBU "Bikin"
Official nameBikin River Valley
TypeNatural
Criteriax
Designated2001 (25th session), 2018 (Extension)
Reference no.766bis
RegionEurope and North America

Bikin National Park (Russian: Национальный парк «Бикин») was created on November 3, 2015 to protect the largest remaining old-growth mixed forest in the Northern Hemisphere, as well as the territory of 10% of all Amur tigers in the wild. The park was also created for the purpose of protecting the forest culture of the 600 indigenous inhabitants of the Bikin River Basin living in the territory - Udeghes and Nanai people. Because of its size for pristine forest, and its characterization as a "temperate rain forest", it has an important status as a center for biodiversity of both plants and animals.[1] The park sits in the administrative region of Pozharsky District, in Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East on the west slope of the Sikhote-Alin mountains. The Bikin River Valley is also a World Heritage site.

  1. ^ "In Russia, the National Park "Bikini"" (in Russian). World Wildlife Federation - Russia. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)