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Daurian Steppes

Status of component parts: State Biosphere Nature Reserve, State Nature Preserve Area: 0.175 million ha Situation: Inscribed on the Russian Tentative List

The Daursky Nature Reserve represents a number of excellently preserved ecosystems of the Central Asia steppes. It is an area crossed by one of the largest migration routes of waterfowl, as well as of bird species living near water. 37 of these species have been included into the Russian Federation Red Data Book, 20 - into the IUCN Red Data Book. The area has a status of biosphere nature reserve and is a part of international level aquatic and bog preserve "Toreyskiye Lakes".

The area is a home of 314 bird and 47 animal species including dzeren (black-tailed gazelle) that cannot be encountered elsewhere in Russia, rare manul and Daursky hedgehog. The flora biodiversity is represented by 360 vascular plant species, 3 of which have been inscribed into the Russian Federation Red Data Book. In this area, one can also find stripes of pine forests - a natural phenomenon unique for steppes of the Zabaikalye region.

News

• The preparation of the transnational nomination "Daurian Steppes" renewed

Documents

• Tentative List "Daurian Steppes"  [rus]
• Tentative List "Daurian Steppes" 

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