The Siberian flying squirrel makes its nest in boreal forests across Scandinavia, Russia and Northern Asia. They can glide through the tree tops using the membrane between their fore- and hind-legs.

2002. Atlas of Russia’s intact forest landscapes. Moscow: Biodiversity Conservation Center, Greenpeace Russia, International Socio-Ecological Union, World Resources Institute. Anielski, M. and S.

Boreal forest age with growth potential models have found Southwestern Russian forests comprise the strongest hotspot of potential growth, according to circumboreal satellite data analysis.

Russia accounts for about 20% of the world’s forests. Its vast boreal forests in Siberia help store immense amounts of carbon ...