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Askania-Nova
Also known as Askaniia-Nova Biosphere Reserve, Biosfernyi zapovidnyk Askaniia-Nova
Askania-Nova (, fully titled in ) is a biosphere reserve located in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, within the dry Taurida steppe near Oleshky Sands. An active member of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme, the reserve maintains and conserves native steppe habitat and endemic species while also caring for rare and exotic animal species from around the world. It is also a research institute of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Ukraine. The reserve consists of a zoological park, as well as over 33,000 hectares (81,000+ acres) of grassland habitat for herds of ungulate mammals. There are al
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- Protected area.name
- Askania-Nova
- Protected area.iucn_category
- Ib
- Protected area.image
- Przewalski's Horse Askania Nova.jpg
- Protected area.image_caption
- Przewalski's horses (Equus ferus przewalskii)
- Protected area.image_map
- Askania-Nowa-Ukraine-Map.png
- Protected area.map_caption
- Location of Askania-Nova in Ukraine
- Protected area.location
- Askania-Nova (settlement), Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
- Protected area.area_km2
- 333.08
- Protected area.established
- 1898
- Protected area.governing_body
- National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine
- Protected area.website
- http://askania-nova-zapovidnik.gov.ua/en/
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Askania-Nova (, fully titled in ) is a biosphere reserve located in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, within the dry Taurida steppe near Oleshky Sands. An active member of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme, the reserve maintains and conserves native steppe habitat and endemic species while also caring for rare and exotic animal species from around the world. It is also a research institute of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Ukraine. The reserve consists of a zoological park, as well as over 33,000 hectares (81,000+ acres) of grassland habitat for herds of ungulate mammals. There are also many botanical (dendrological) gardens, featuring hundreds of plant species, and a vast open territory of virgin steppe. Askania-Nova is listed on the Tentative List of World Heritage Sites in Ukraine. thumb|
== History == 100px|left|thumb|The tomb of Falz-Fein The nature reserve was established in 1898 by Friedrich-Jacob Eduardovych Falz-Fein (1863–1920) around the German colony of Askania-Nova, which only in 1890 became an organized settlement, Khutir.
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1898 establishments in UkraineBiological research institutesBiosphere reserves of UkraineBotanical gardens in UkraineBuildings and structures in Kherson OblastHistory of AnhaltImportant Bird Areas of UkraineInstitutes of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of UkraineIUCN Category IbKakhovka RaionParks in UkraineProtected areas established in 1898
