Badai Tugai Nature Reserve
| Badai Tugai Nature Reserve | |
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| Location | Uzbekistan |
| Coordinates | 42°01′N 60°21′E / 42.02°N 60.35°ECoordinates: 42°01′N 60°21′E / 42.02°N 60.35°E |
| Area | ca. 64 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Established | 1971 |
The Badai Tugai Nature Reserve is located at the banks of the Amu Darya river in Uzbekistan. It was founded in 1971 on 6400 ha and is the only Nature Reserve in the republic of Karakalpakstan. The reserve contains riparian vegetation, including poplar forests and is home of 91 species of birds and 21 species of mammals. Among them is the rare Bactrian deer.[1]
References
- ↑ Gustave Gintzburger, K.N. Toderich, B.K. Mardonov, M. Mahmudov: Rangelands of the Arid and Semi-arid Zones in Uzbekistan. 2003, ASIN: B005IWN3K4
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