July 2011.Komi Republic, Russia.Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve (Pechoro-Ilychsky zapovednik) is a nature reserve in the Komi Republic, Russia. It currently occupies 7,213 square kilometers and forms the core of the World Heritage Site Virgin Komi Forests. The nature reserve is located in the south-eastern corner of the Komi Republic (Troitsko-Pechorsky District), on the western slopes of the Ural Mountains and the adjacent foothills and lowlands. The area is drained by the upper course of the Pechora River and its tributary Ilych, from whose names the name of the reserve is derived. Pictured: elk breeding farm in Yaksha settlement of Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve .