in june 1969 , the pripetsky state landscape-hydrological reserve was organized, which in 1996 was transformede pripyatsky national park. in 1995 , an experimental forestry and hunting farm lyaskovich appeared at the reserve; in 1900 , the first nature museum in belarus was opened in the park. the territorial national park is located within the belarusian woodland, between the pripyat, stviga and ubarti rivers. administratively, the park is located on the territory of zhitkovichi, lelchesky and petrikovsky district of the gomel region, with the administrative center in the agricultural town of lyaskovich. pripyatsky national park impresses with its vastness and virtually untouched nature. the expanses of wetlands cover 188 thousand hectares, of which about 35% is occupied by the protected area. this region is called the belarusian amazon, because it is here that there are vast swamps, wide floodplains of the pripyat river and its tributaries, oak groves and deciduous forests, which are unique in structure and floristic composition throughout the whole east european plain. scientists believe th