Meadow mammoths

The nature monument of regional significance «Lugovskie Mammoths» – the most valuable place of geological, paleontological and archaeological research, was created in 2008. There are areas of untouched nature, rare and especially valuable objects, as well as the parking of an ancient man of those times. The monument is located 11 kilometers from the village of Lugovskaya in the Khanty-Mansiysk district. The main task of the employees of this place is to preserve the unique natural and geological formation in the floodplain of the Ob River, that is, the location of mammoth fauna. Some scientists believe that Paleolithic hunters played an important role in the disappearance of mammoths. They were attracted by the possibility of easy prey with the help of natural traps. The so-called place shifting. One such trap-a combination of bottom sediments of a small stream and a zverov solonets-is located under Khanty-Mansiysk, it has become the largest «cemetery» of mammoths. Mammoth bones and teeth were found here, as well as many remains of a woolly rhinoceros. a unique find was the remains of two mammoth embryos and the thoracic vertebra of a female mammoth, pierced by a stone arrowhead. The territory of the monument is covered with aspen-birch forests with an admixture of fir, spruce and cedar. and also here grow 5 types of berries: blueberries, cranberries, knyazhenika, rose hips, raspberries. Red-listed bird species such as the white-tailed eagle and the magpie sandpiper nest in the surrounding area. sable, squirrel, white hare, fox, ermine and weasel are seen among the animals. Migrating species include elk, otter and bear. specialists of the nature monument «lugovsky mammoths» actively participate in international and regional environmental actions aimed at promoting the ideas of nature protection and explaining the role of specially protected natural areas in the conservation of wildlife. This is a unique historical place.