The corresponding decision was adopted by the Cherkasy Regional Council within the Moshny Territorial Community following our proposal. This marks the successful completion of a long-term effort to grant protected status to this valuable natural area.
The path to establishing the reserve was not an easy one. The proposal was considered by the Regional Council several times, and during an earlier vote, the deputies did not support its designation. The Cherkasy Regional Prosecutor’s Office played a crucial role in protecting the area by taking the case to court to preserve its valuable and unique natural ecosystems. We are grateful for its principled position and commitment to defending the state’s interests in nature conservation.
The reserve provides important habitat for three plant species listed under the Bern Convention: Iris aphylla subsp. hungarica (Hungarian iris), Thesium ebracteatum (ebracteate toadflax), and Pulsatilla patens (eastern pasqueflower).
The area is also home to four plant species listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine: Pulsatilla pratensis (meadow pasqueflower), Pulsatilla patens (eastern pasqueflower), Daphne cneorum (garland flower), and Stipa borysthenica (Borysthenian feather grass), as well as five species included in the regional Red List.
Within the reserve, researchers have recorded 53 animal species with various conservation statuses, including 35 bird species listed in the appendices of the Bern and Bonn Conventions.
The establishment of Borovychok Landscape Reserve is another important step toward conserving the biodiversity of the Cherkasy Region and expanding Ukraine’s protected area network. We sincerely thank our colleagues Liubov Ilminska and Kateryna Lavrinenko, as well as the Cherkasy Regional Prosecutor’s Office and the Department of Ecology of the Cherkasy Regional State Administration, whose efforts made this achievement possible.
