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Широко используемые официальные региональные символы позволяют повысить осведомленность о животных, что необходимо для их эффективного сохранения и развития экотуризма. Оценивалось наличие животных на гербах регионов России. Выяснилось, что на 49 % из них изображены фигуры животных, а эти районы составляют 76,3 % территории страны. На проанализированных гербах изображено около двадцати животных, из которых 63% млекопитающие. Наиболее распространены медведи (в том числе полярные), орлы и куницы. Также показаны некоторые редкие и находящиеся под угрозой исчезновения виды, такие как амурский (сибирский) тигр и кавказский леопард. На большинстве региональных гербов изображено только одно животное, а две или три фигуры животных встречаются вместе только в нескольких случаях. Географическое распространение животных, изображенных на региональных гербах, лишь отчасти совпадает с истинными зоогеографическими закономерностями. Это ожидаемый вывод, потому что гербы являются элементами культурного пространства, даже если они представляют собой природные объекты. Хотя региональные гербы отражают небольшую часть совокупности животных России и выбор животных не всегда соответствует истинным потребностям сохранения, этот вспомогательный «канал» продвижения знаний о животных представляется ценным.

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