Area 6,665 km² Established 2014 | ||
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Governing body Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia) |
Chikoy National Park (Russian: Чикой, национальный парк) was officially created in 2014, on the mountain-steppe border region of south-central Siberia and Mongolia. It is in the Krasnochikoysky District of the Zabaykalsky ("Trans-Baikal") administrative region of Russia. This places the park about 250 miles southeast of Lake Baikal, on the edge of the Lake Baikal ecoregion. The stated purpose for creating the park is the "preservation of unique natural complexes in the upper reaches of the river Chikoy". While tourism and sport fishing will be encouraged, hunting and roads will be prohibited.
The park is in the transition zone between the Siberian taiga to the north and Mongolian steppe to the south. The area is one of pine forests, mountain steppe, and alpine meadows. This is part of the "Daurian Forest Steppe ecoregion. The park will be zoned for both natural protection and recreation.