The marshland is of special value, it is the habitat of different types of animals and growths of plants, bushes and berries, many of which are included in the Red List.
"The swamp - the deep hollow of a huge eye of the earth …." A. Blok
The swamp represents a ground with the increased humidity and acidity, in such places very damp, strong evaporation and at the same time catastrophically is not enough oxygen. Besides, the swamp is a small world, with the vegetation and inhabitants. There are several types of swamps - riding, low-lying, transitional.Depending on the habitat many animals spend some time in such places then they leave, however there are also permanent residents - representatives of family of Amphibia, such as: frogs, toads, tritons. Besides, otters and muskrats, all of them live on swamps constantly. On regions of swamps, hygrophilous mammals, such as live: water rat, vole. In the similar environment they feel perfectly. These animals are not whimsical at all: the shelter is found in moss hummocks, eat a cranberry, blueberry, seeds of various herbs.
Birds on swamps
The marsh fauna is various and suitable for food to many local inhabitants. Fruits and juicy stalks of plants serve as food for family of birds, such as, for example, marsh owls, white partridges, ducks, sandpipers. Birds chose the area long ago and with pleasure regale on berries. The gray crane likes to lodge in fenny upper courses. In such area he is protected from a civilization and not each animal can make the way through a bog. Undoubtedly, the queen of swamps is the heron. This bird chose such places for the fact that in thickets of bushes it is easily possible to hide from predators and also always is what to regale.
Vasyugan Swamp
Vasyugan Swamp located in the west of Siberia - the hugest in the world. They have very various fauna. At swamps of grass type generally there are taiga mammals. Here the reindeer, a golden eagle, a squirrel, a sable, an elk lives, it is possible to meet a glutton, an otter and a mink. Also elks lodge and live for years on swamps. Summer pastures where herbs is available in a huge number, are favourite the place for animals. Closer by winter there is one more inhabitant here, this is an alpine hare, especially to it willow escapes and a sedge attract to swamps. The hare with great pleasure eats them. On swamps, animals to which it is comfortable and cozy among water, hummocks, a moss and herbs live. The swamp - their house, the reliable shelter, the territory where they are fed and breed. Here life boils, and even the woods can envy a variety of its inhabitants.