Moose farm was established at Pechora-Ilych nature reserve in 1949. The idea to domesticate the moose is not new. In different parts of Siberia were found cave paintings, where people graze elks, are on occasion used in sledding, horse, kept in pens, etc. From this it follows that the ancient inhabitants of these places practiced losetta since the stone ages. The disappearance of lasioderma in Siberia occurred, likely due to displacement of his horse and reindeer herding, as well as the destruction of the tribes involved in this activity.

By the 19th century, the moose in many Russian regions Russia has completely disappeared and was of great rarity. For these reasons, arrangements were made for the preservation and restoration of the number of species.

The initiator of the domestication of moose in the country was P. A. Manteuffel It on the basis of experiments on calves in the Moscow zoo came to the conclusion that the moose domestication possible. They were asked to move the experiments on the breeding of elk in natural conditions, where it will be easier to foster a healthy moose.

In 1934, the Committee reserves the decision was made about the organization in the reserves elk nurseries. In Pechora-Ilych reserve this work was started only in the postwar years. In these places, in the North-taiga sparsely populated area of the upper reaches of the Pechora river, where the road is as rare as natural meadows, breeding elk had abundant opportunities. Experimental herd in the early years was due to hunt wild newborn calves and raising them at home. Experience has shown that most easily tamed moose at an early age. And adults do not tamed. Calves were transported sometimes hundreds of miles on boats, planes, horses, boats.

Only after you have researched the biology of the moose, has developed modes of feeding, upbringing and maintenance of elk at home on the basis of the experimental herd of 14 elk, was established lasierra at Pechora-Ilych nature reserve. Its main aim was the removal of a specialized pet for taiga zone, as, for example, Yak – for highlands, caribou – tundra, the camel for the desert.

11 years after the start of the experiments with the breeding of elk, these animals have already met pet requirements: manufactured in the taiga is not the slightest bit savage and returned regularly bred, was used by people as productive and working animal.

Since 1960 the moose farm started breeding to create tribal groups elks home: monochlorotoluene, masaproductions, working.

Much of the credit for creating the farm is owned by E. P. Knorre, who began experiments on the domestication of animals in Buzuluk reserve, V. P. Teplov, which put a lot of energy for completing the experimental herd and other employees of the reserve.

Collected by the staff of the moose farm information made major adjustments in scientific data about the moose. The moose farm failed to prove that only the domestication of moose completes its domestication. People need to comprehensively create a home moose by using sustainable modes of keeping and feeding, targeted education, developing reflexes subordination, other methods of animal husbandry for a long time. Despite high fecundity, viability domesticated elk in the herd was observed accidental death of animals from predators and because of poaching. It was the most formidable factor.

On the basis of the moose farm Pechoro-Ilych reserve had students from different universities of the country. Among them was also A. M. Mikhailov, student of the Kostroma agricultural Institute, which has successfully organized then elk farm in Kostroma experimental station, where the animals were brought from leatherby the Pechora-Ilych nature reserve.

The results on the moose farm research were published in scientific journals, reports of the reserve. Many times moose with leatherby the Pechora-Ilych nature reserve were the participants of the exhibition center, more than 50 elk were transferred in various, including in Yugoslavia, England, China, Czechoslovakia.

Now scientific experiments and research on the moose farm is not carried out, but enlightening and educational work is carried out. All year round on the farm you can see adults and children from our country and from other countries.