page_title: Botcha Nature Reserve
hierarchical_section_title: Botcha Nature Reserve
caption_attribution_description: English: Upper reaches, Ikha River, Khabarovsk Krai
context_page_description: Botcha Nature Reserve is a Russian 'zapovednik'. It is the northernmost reserve inhabited by the endangered Amur Tiger. The reserve is located in the north-eastern part of the Sikhote-Alin mountain range; it includes the Botchi River basin on its eastern slopes. The reserve is about 120 km south of the port city of Sovetskaya Gavan in the Sovetsko-Gavansky District of Khabarovsk Krai. The reserve was created in 1994, and covers an area of 267,380 ha.
context_section_description: Botcha Nature Reserve (Russian: Ботчинский заповедник) (also Botchinsky) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict ecological reserve).  It is the northernmost reserve inhabited by the endangered Amur Tiger.  The reserve is located in the north-eastern part of the Sikhote-Alin mountain range; it includes the Botchi River basin on its eastern slopes.  The reserve is about 120 km south of the port city of Sovetskaya Gavan in the Sovetsko-Gavansky District of Khabarovsk Krai.  The reserve was created in 1994, and covers an area of 267,380 ha (1,032.4 sq mi).
caption: Upper reaches of Ihka River, southern border of Botcha Reserve
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