Terrestrial vertebrates in the valleys of the Danilikha and Yegoshikha rivers in the city of Perm

The article deals with the issues of biodiversity of terrestrial vertebrate fauna in the valleys of the Danilikha and Yegoshikha rivers of the city of Perm. The recording was carried out during educational excursions and practices in zoology, biogeography and biogeocenology, with the usage of the scientific material on the previously recorded representatives of the fauna in the city of Perm. The recording of avifauna was carried out by the method of linear routes, the recording of small mammals was carried out using the installation of crushers and traps, other representatives of the fauna were recorded during visual examinations of the area. Based on the surveys carried out, the faunistic description of the Danilikha and Yegoshikha river valleys and the ecological-faunistic groups of the avifauna of the river valleys were compiled. In the valley of the Danilikha River 4 species of amphibians, 1 species of reptiles, 17 species of mammals and 59 species of birds were recorded. In the Yegoshikha valley 4 species of amphibians, 5 species of reptiles, 25 species of mammals and 65 species of birds were recorded. The presence of species included in the Red List of the Perm region in the indicated territory was revealed. It has been established that the recorded rare species included in the Red List of the Perm region stay in river valleys during the period of annual migrations. The biodiversity of the studied territories is at a sufficiently high level, as a result of which it is recommended that the valleys of the Danilikha and Yegoshikha rivers be given the status of protected areas in order to preserve their biodiversity.