The Caucasian State Natural Biosphere Reserve named after Christopher Shaposhnikov is the largest and oldest specially protected natural area in the North Caucasus.
It is the largest mountain and forest reserve Europe, its total area exceeds 280 thousand hectares. It is located in the Western Caucasus within three subjects of the Russian Federation — the Krasnodar Territory, the Republic of Adygea and Karachay-Cherkess Republic.In 1999 , the territory of the reserve was included in the list UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name of the object "Western Caucasus". In January 2008 , the reserve was named after its creator Christopher Shaposhnikov.
The Caucasian reserve is home to bison, red deer, brown bear, West Caucasian tur, chamois, lynx, roe deer, wild boar, badger, Caucasian mink, Caucasian forest cat, etc