Yelanets steppe Nature Reserve, Nature reserve in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Yelanets Steppe Nature Reserve spans 1,675 hectares of virgin steppe terrain with limestone cliffs and diverse grassland vegetation in the North-Western Black Sea region.
The reserve, established in 1996, preserves one of the last remaining sections of natural steppe in Right-bank Ukraine, west of the Dnieper River.
The Palace of Nature within the reserve functions as an educational center where students learn about local ecosystems through direct observation methods.
Visitors can access the Dyvo-step educational trail from April through mid-October, while the remainder of the reserve maintains restricted entry for conservation purposes.
The reserve maintains a herd of 25 American bison in a 70-hectare enclosure, transferred from Askania-Nova Biosphere Reserve four decades ago.
Location: Mykolaiv Oblast
Inception: July 17, 1996
GPS coordinates: 47.63472,31.90833
Latest update: May 13, 2025 19:30
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