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boar, fox, marten, raccoon dog, badger, hare, red squirrel, and beaver. The park has recorded over 290 species of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 80% of the species found in the
Kaliningrad region. Plant life is similarly varied: 889 species, hybrids, varieties and forms of wild vascular plants of 398 genera and 111 families.
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95:Coordinates
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827:Categories
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618:Meshchyora
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573:Khvalynsky
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359:References
229:Topography
221:. It is a
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457:Archived
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75:Location
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