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| Belovezhskaya Pushcha Nature Reserve |
| 60 km north of Brest 1,300 sq km of protected ancient forest. Ones the residence of Polish princes and Russian tsars, on December 8, 1991 the document which sealed the end of USSR and the creation of the CIS were signed here by Belarus, Russia an the Ukraine. Now, there are just plenty of roaming elk, lynx, beaver and bison. Yes, bison. If you can't manage to find some animals to watch in the wild just visit the nature museum houses the resident forest dwellers.
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| Braslav Lakes National Park |
| The National Park "Braslavskie Ozera" (Braslav Lakes) is located in the south-west of Belarus, about 250 km from Minsk and occupies about 70,000 ha. The main natural resource of the Braslav lakes region an aquatic ecosystems with various and often unique fauna. Being established in August 1995 it is the newest national Park in the Republic. [more] |
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| Berezinski state biosphere reserve |
| Is located in the northern part of Belarus, on a distance of 120 km from Minsk. Here untouched angles of wild nature up to now were saved. |
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| Narochansky National Park |
| Lies in Minsk region on the total area of about 100000 sq km. Around the group of beautiful lakes the numerous sanatoriums, houses of rest and children's camps are constructed. The magnificent pine woods and soft climate have got to the "Naroch" resort a popularity of one of the best Belarusian centers of rest. |
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| Pripiatsky Landscape Hydrological Reserve |
| Is located in the subzonc ofbroad-leaved-and-pine forests of the European Broad-leaved-forest Domain. Climate is temperate, warm. with a not hot summer and relatively mild alternating with frequent thaws and unsteady snow cover, winter. |
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