60 species of animals, plants, and fungi were added to the Nizhny Novgorod Red Book.

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      In 2025, 30 animal species and another 30 new species of fungi, plants and lichens were added to the Red Book of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. This was reported to the publication "Zhivem v Nizhnem" by the regional Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.

      This year the Red Book included the following animal species: great egret, klusha (female capercaillie), bearded tit, eastern fantail, Sivers’s crested tit, yellow “medveditsa” (a moth), fluffy cocoon moth and 23 other species. Also, 47 species were removed from the list, among them the grey woodpecker, Russian sturgeon, Volga herring, and others.

      The region’s Red Book was supplemented with 30 species of plants, fungi and lichens. Among them are the Bessarabian dandelion, Hartman’s sedge, the white (or Russian) truffle, the yellowing onion, Pontic wormwood, and others. Twelve species were removed from the list: Flerov’s monkshood, woolly-mouthed monkshood, snakeweed (or viviparous knotweed), Russian fritillary, nodding sage, dark-red (or rusty) helleborine, mealy primrose, Meezia triquetra, Pycnothelia papillosa, Bryoria cinerea (grayish bryoria), Usnea duplicata, Peltigera membranacea.

      Recall that collecting and selling Red Book-listed mushrooms carries both administrative and criminal liability. Details can be found in our special article.

      More news about the event:

      60 new representatives of flora and fauna were added to the Nizhny Novgorod Red Book

      Among them 30 animal species

      60 new representatives of flora and fauna were added to the Nizhny Novgorod Red Book

      Photo: Maria LENTS. 20:49 07.09.2025 Komsomolskaya Pravda - Nizhny Novgorod

      The Red Book of the Nizhny Novgorod Region updated: 59 species excluded and 60 new ones added

      14:40 7 September

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      A new life for the Red Book of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

      The Red Book of the Nizhny Novgorod Region has undergone significant changes, 15:48 07.09.2025 ProDzer.Ru - Dzerzhinsk

      59 species of animals and plants were removed from the Red Book of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

      14:31 7 September

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      photo from the archive of "Pro Gorod"

      The Red Book of the Nizhny Novgorod Region has been reduced by 59 species. 14:46 07.09.2025 ProGorodNN.Ru - Nizhny Novgorod

      60 new representatives of flora and fauna added to the Nizhny Novgorod Red Book

      The Red Book of the Nizhny Novgorod Region in 2025 was supplemented with sixty new representatives of flora and fauna. 13:09 07.09.2025 NIA Nizhny Novgorod - Nizhny Novgorod

      47 animal species and 12 species of plants were removed from the Nizhny Novgorod Red Book

      In 2025, 47 animal species and 12 species of plants, fungi and lichens were removed from the Red Book of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. 11:30 07.09.2025 Online publication Zhivem v Nizhnem - Nizhny Novgorod

      60 species of animals, plants and fungi were added to the Nizhny Novgorod Red Book

      Photo: Unsplash.com

      Thirty animal species and another thirty new species of fungi, plants and lichens were added to the Red Book of the Nizhny Novgorod Region in 2025. 10:48 07.09.2025 Online publication Zhivem v Nizhnem - Nizhny Novgorod

      News from neighboring regions on the topic:

      The updated edition of the Red Book of the Yaroslavl Region will appear at the end of 2025

      The new edition will contain an updated list of protected and rare species of plants and animals of the region, which will help improve the effectiveness of conservation measures. 19:20 07.09.2025 Ministry of Forestry and Nature Use - Yaroslavl

      Put it in the basket — lose your money: which mushrooms can get you a fine or prison time

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      A trip to the forest with a basket is not only recreation and enjoying nature, but also legal responsibility. 13:53 07.09.2025 ProGorod.Ru - Kirov

      A rare Red Book plant was found in the Kondinskie Lakes reserve

      In the Kondinskie Lakes Nature Park named after Stashkevich, inspectors found a rare plant — Monotropa hypopitys (common pinesap), which is included in the Autonomous Okrug’s Red Book. 13:31 07.09.2025 ID Novosti Yugry - Khanty-Mansiysk

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      At the start of the marathon more than 10 thousand runners took off.

      More than 100 thousand runners took part in the "Nizhny Novgorod Marathon," which was held for the fifth time in Nizhny Novgorod on September 6–7.

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      Three people died in a traffic accident in the Orenburg region, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Orenburg Region reports.

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      Fire-tactical exercises were held at the "Akvarel" kindergarten in Sharanga.

      According to the scenario, a short circuit caused a fire in a storeroom on the second floor, and the fire spread rapidly.

      EMERCOM of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

      Photo: organizers of the event

      Nizhny Novgorod schoolchildren can take part in the all-Russian literary campaign "Treasures of Russian Classics".

      Online publication Zhivem v Nizhnem

      On September 3, an employee of the Shutillovskaya rural library of MAUK "Center of Culture" of the town of Pervomaysk held an educational hour "The World on the Planet — Joy for Children" for students of grades 2–4 of MAOU "Shutillovskaya Secondary School".

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