It is located in Chaplinka near Kherson oblast and covers an area of 33.3 thousand hectares, including reserve steppe (core) zone and a buffer zone of a typical land use.
It is considered one of the old steppe Biosphere Reserve on the planet and the largest among European steppe reserves. The biological diversity of steppe ecosystems has more than 500 species of plants and over 3,000 animal species. Over 1,000 animals, such as zebra and antelope, bison and buffalo, deer and wild horses live in semi-free conditions in Askania Nova.
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