Siberian Wildlife

Despite Siberia's harsh climate, there is an abundance of wildlife that can survive there. Most of the animals have developed special adaptations to exist in such an environment. The plant life consists of mostly shrubs, sedges, mosses, lichens and grasses. The growing season is very short because of the long winters, during which most plants are dormant. There aren't very many trees except for a few birches because of the poor nutrient qualitiy of the soil and the permafrost, inhibiting trees from growing very large. There are 48 species of land animals, such as hares, foxes and wolves. As for insects, black flies and deer flies are  abundant during the months of fall and spring, while a plethora of mosquitoes migrate to the area in the summer.

Siberian Arctic Fox

http://www.apertureacademy.com/instructor-scott-davis.php

 

Trees in Siberia

http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/siberian-tree-predicted-irene/