page_title: Călărași District
section_title: Plaiul Fagului
hierarchical_section_title: Călărași District / Geography / Plaiul Fagului
caption_attribution_description: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
context_page_description: Călărași is a district in the centre of Moldova, with the administrative headquarters in Călărași. This region is very popular for its red wine, white wine, and cognac. While the Republic of Moldova was a part of the Soviet Union, its wines were known throughout the USSR.
  As of January 1, 2011, its population was 78,800.
context_section_description: State Nature Reserve "Plaiul Fagului" was created on March 12, 1992 for the conservation, regeneration, environmental recovery, study one of the most picturesque and representative forest ecosystems in the Codri.
  The total area of reserve is 5642 ha, of which forests occupy 4639 ha (82.2%). The territorial-administrative structure includes 5387 hectares of natural tree, beech formations including 272 ha (4.8%), ash 1163 ha (20.6%), sessile oak 1039 ha (18.4%), lime 170 ha (3.1%) other species, 169 ha (3.0%). Flora includes 909 species, including 645 species of vascular plants, 151 species of fungi, 48 species of lichens, 65 species of moss. Fauna: As mentioned Dimitrie Cantemir, in this land dwelling deer, bears, reindeer, martens, wolves, wild boar. Arable land expansion has contributed significantly to the reduction of forested area, the numerical reduction plants and animals. Uncontrolled hunting disappearance of conditioned bear, deer, lynx, wolf, black grouse etc.
caption: Red deer in the scientific reserve Plaiul Fagului
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