Kaniv Nature Reserve

The hills on the right bank (west side) of the Dnieper are forested and represent the majority of the reserve. The largest floodplain islands are the Serpentine Islands (116 ha) in the Kaniv Reservoir, Shelest Island (394 ha) in the Dnieper, and Kruglik Island in the Dnieper. There is a protective zone of 1,353 hectares around the reserve's borders.{{cite web|title=Kaniv Nature Reserve - Information|url=http://kanivbiosfera.at.ua/index/0-61|publisher=Official Reserve Website|language=uk|access-date=June 18, 2019}} The reserve was originally founded in 1923 as the National Forest Steppe Reserve, and went through several changes in control before assuming its present form in 1986. {{cite web|title=Kaniv State Nature Reserve|url=https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CK%5CA%5CKanivStateNatureReserve.htm|publisher=Encyclopedia of Ukraine|language=uk|access-date=June 18, 2019}}

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The climate of Kaniv is Humid continental climate, warm summer (Köppen climate classification (Dfb)). This climate is characterized by large seasonal temperature differentials and a warm summer (at least four months averaging over {{convert|10|C|F}}, but no month averaging over {{convert|22|C|F}}.{{cite web|first1=M. |last1=Kottek |first2=J. |last2=Grieser |first3=C. |last3=Beck |first4=B. |last4=Rudolf |first5=F. |last5=Rubel |date=2006 |title=World Map of Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Updated|url=https://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/pdf/Paper_2006.pdf|publisher=Gebrüder Borntraeger 2006|language=en|access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Dataset - Koppen climate classifications|url=https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/world-maps-k%C3%B6ppen-geiger-climate-classification|publisher=World Bank|language=en|access-date=September 14, 2019}}

The Kaniv reserve straddles the transition zone between the Central European mixed forests and East European forest steppe ecoregions.{{cite web|title=Map of Ecoregions 2017|url=https://ecoregions2017.appspot.com/|publisher=Resolve, using WWF data|language=en|access-date=September 14, 2019}}

85% of the reserve is forested, with elm and oak the most common trees. The animals are those typical of the forest steppe, including roe deer, badgers, and marten. 233 species of birds have been recorded on the site.

As a strict nature reserve, Kaniv's primary purpose is protection of nature and scientific study. Public access is possible at certain points of cultural interest, notably Taras Hill, the site of a monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko. The reserve also hosts a Museum of Nature that is open to the public, containing 2,000 exhibits related to the paleontology, archaeology, forestry, botany, zoology, and history of the Kaniv Reserve. Two rooms in the museum house a tribute to the Ukrainian scientist Mykola Biliashivsky. Reserve staff provide guided tours for the public on three ecological tour routes through the reserve; these routes are only open in the warm months. Limited lodging is also available on site.{{cite web|title=Kaniv Nature Reserve - Museum of Nature|url=http://kanivbiosfera.at.ua/index/0-62|publisher=Official Reserve Website|language=uk|access-date=June 18, 2019}}

• Lists of Nature Preserves of Ukraine (class Ia protected areas)
• National Parks of Ukraine (class II protected areas)

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• [https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/106798862 Boundaries of Kaniv Nature Reserve on OpenStreetMap.org]

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Category:Geography of Cherkasy Oblast

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