Caucasian Reserve

1h - Lumberjacks cut trees in the forest. Poachers hunt in the forest, carry a dead elk. Animals in the reserve: bears, wild boars, argali. Landscapes of mountains, forests. Members of the scientific expedition go to the reserve, cross the river. White on horseback, climb the mountains. Cows graze in the pastures; Armenian villages; women cook butter, cheeses, milk cows. 2h - The workers of the reserve are clearing trees of bark beetle nests, making wood samples. Members of the scientific expedition at a halt, continue their way through the territory of the reserve, collect samples of rocks, the work of the hydrobiological section on the study of the fauna of the high-mountain lakes of the reserve. 3h - Meteorological observations at the Ochishkho meteorological station No. 2 at an altitude of 3,000 meters. Excursion of the pioneers to Mount Abago. Making a stuffed mountain ram. Work in the reserve of the meadow expedition. Collecting herbariums, hunting for a special species of rodents. Soil analysis. Nursery in the reserve. Animal care: foxes, raccoon dogs, sables. Collection of the expedition on the way back.

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