On deprivation the conservation status of nature sanctuaries (for example the Shikhan in the Republic of Bashkortostan)
The present article considers the criteria of referring certain areas and objects to the especially protected ones. The special attention is paid to such particularly protected natural objects as nature sanctuaries. The author investigates the legal grounds for deprivating the conservation status of such nature sanctuaries because of the issues constantly arising in the Republic of Bashkortostan in connection with the crutial implementation of certain economic activity in such areas.