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The Terek-Kuma semi desert has dry climate. The
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Chechnya has a number of protected areas that vary in extent from 12,000 to 100,000 ha. One of
Chechnya's largest reserves is the
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442:Marmaronetta angustirostris
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571:The Chechens: A Handbook
453:, Dalmatian pelican (VU)
421:, white-headed duck (EN)
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429:, Egyptian vulture (EN)
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535:"Chechnya"
514:References
474:Otis tarda
389:black lark
189:Tebulosmta
341:wild boar
311:(a few),
261:yew-trees
232:sagebrush
142:Geography
120:sagebrush
698:Chechnya
671:20 April
649:20 April
622:20 April
587:19 April
544:20 April
375:Avifauna
349:raccoons
337:roe deer
319:(1200),
315:(1300),
307:(1100),
252:hornbeam
183:and the
159:Dagestan
155:Chechnya
124:saltwort
112:hornbeam
71:growth.
69:plankton
65:Dagestan
48:Chechnya
44:wildlife
616:Chechen
483:Gallery
365:ermines
353:martens
333:chamois
317:jackals
303:(500),
289:ramsons
97:endemic
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367:, and
345:otters
305:wolves
287:, and
273:cherry
254:, and
179:, the
177:Sunzha
175:, the
361:moles
357:hares
313:foxes
295:Fauna
281:berry
269:apple
248:beech
226:Flora
181:Argun
173:Terek
108:birch
104:beech
79:trout
673:2013
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265:pine
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