Pinega Nature Reserve

Pinezhsky Nature Reserve
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Golubino cave, Pinezhsky
Location	Russia
Nearest city	Arkhangelsk
Coordinates	64°42′N 43°12′E / 64.700°N 43.200°E / 64.700; 43.200
Area	515.22 km²[1]
Established	1974
Governing body	Department of hunting of the administration of Arkhangelsk Oblast

Pinega Nature Reserve (Russian: Пинежский заповедник, Pinezhsky Zapovednik) is a nature reserve (a zapovednik) in the north of Russia, located in Pinezhsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 150 km due east of the city of Arkhangelsk. The reserve is on the right bank of the Pinega River and on both banks of the Sotka River, the source of the Kuloy River. It was established August 20, 1974. The nature reserve is created to protect the karst landscapes and the coniferous forests (taiga) of the Northern Russia.^[1]