OREANDA-NEWS. On 04 March 2008 was announced, that the Fourth International Exhibition Safari Expo. Spring - 2008 and the Specialized Exhibition The Hunting World of Russia opened its doors for the visitors at the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre. The exhibitions were opened during the period between two seasons: winter hunting season is over and spring hunting season hasn't started yet.

As of today the exhibition Safari Expo at the Crocus Expo has become a significant event for the fans of outdoor activity and professional hunters and fishermen. The popularity of the exhibition Safari Expo among specialists and visitors and indicative growth rate taken into consideration the Crocus Expo IEC Management decided to hold the event twice a year: in spring and autumn which refer to the hunting season opening and closing. The first autumn launch of the exhibition took place September 2007. And spring edition of the show has already gained well reasoned interest of professional hunters and fishermen, all fans of outdoor activity.

More than 400 companies from all regions of Russia and Bulgaria, Germany, Korea, Latvia, Nigeria, Poland, Ukraine and Japan participated in the exhibitions Safari Expo and The Hunting World of Russia. Due to the organizers' efforts the exhibit space increased up to 28 000 sq m. Only during the first working hours the show was attended by about 5 000 people.

The exhibition renders influential support of governmental and public structures: The Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Ministry for Agriculture of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Moscow region, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation and the Association RosOhotRybolovSoyuz.

Vladimir Izmailov, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Mel'nikov, the Director Department of Hunting Entities of the Ministry for Agriculture of the Russian Federation, the member of the Central Council of the Association RosOhotRybolovSoyuz, Eduard Bendersky, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association RosOhotRybolovSoyuz, Boris Rylkin, the Deputy Director Crocus Expo IEC, and Pavel Gusev, the member of the Public Chamber by the President of the Russian Federation, the Editor-in-chief of the newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets, the President of the Moscow Club Safari, inaugurated the exhibition Safari Expo. Spring - 2008.

A variety of conferences and seminars on urgent issues of the nature protection, reproduction and rational use of hunting and fishing resources of Russia, presentation of hunting and fishing related novelties from the leading national producers of outfit and technical means which will allow to demonstrate the potential of Russian regions for the development of hunting and fishing tourism and outdoor activity. In particular the All-Russian Conference Habitat and Hunting Animals Fauna of Russia will be held February 29 and the Presentation of Ecological & Local Lore and Military & Patriotic projects will be held March 1 within the frames of the inter-regional complex program of the upbringing of the generation. The events has been initiated and shall be organized by the Association Rosokhotrybolovsoyuz. The round table Legislative Support for a Hunting Entity will be held by the Department of Hunting Entities of the Ministry for Agriculture of the Russian Federation February 29.

Outdoor activity fans will appreciate at its true value a diverse entertainment and cultural program for the exhibitors and visitors of the fair. The program anticipates various contests and competitions, sportsmen performance, folk groups and artists' shows. Right inside the exhibition hall skillful specialists will give lessons of archery, arbalest and knife-throwing which caused genuine interest among the visitors. Young visitors of the exhibitions will have an opportunity to reveal their talents of a painter and draw their favorite pets and animals. The Association Rosokhotrybolovsoyuz will hold the Awarding Ceremony for the National Team of Russia in boat spinning fishing, the winners of the Cup of Russia in spinning and the best sportsmen in fishing with a float fishing-rod.

The issues related to creation of unified legislative base for the hunting development caused an active discussion during the Press conference on the opening of the exhibition Safari Expo. Spring - 2008.

Vladimir Izmailov, Vladimir Mel'nikov, Eduard Bendersky and Valery Zubko told about the specific of the exhibition Safari Expo. Spring - 2008. A wide range of weapons, cartridges, hunting and sport equipment, technical devices and optics, fishing tackles and many other things that could interest a hunter and a fisher are presented at the exhibition SAFARY EXPO - 2008 A separate exposition feature devices and equipment for hunting, fishing and tourism: all-road and cross-country vehicles, boats and speed-boats, engines and related products. Fans of extreme and ecological tourism will have an opportunity to receive all information concerning the organization of rest in our country, arrangements of travel companies and sites of rest and also places of carrying out of a safari.

After the Press conference Eduard Bendersky awarded the journalists winners of the contest The Best Materials on the Association RosOhotRybolovSoyuz's Activity.

In spite of the fact that the show has already increased almost twice and covered 4 exhibition halls the organizers are sure that there is a potential for the fair to grow and it can accommodate all pavilions of the fairgrounds in the nearest future!

The exhibition Safari Expo. Spring - 2008 will continue its work in the second pavilion Crocus Expo IEC till March 2 inclusive.