Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

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Lake Kuyucuk <strong>Ramsar</strong> Site LAKE KUYUCUK The only <strong>Ramsar</strong> Site in Eastern Anatolian Region in <strong>Turkey</strong>, Lake Kuyucuk is a little freshwater lake situated in the centre <strong>of</strong> Kars-Akyaka Plato. Kars-Akyaka highway passes through the North <strong>of</strong> the lake. The lake is 37 km to the city center. SITE IDENTITY Name <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Ramsar</strong> Site Location and Boundaries Area Coordinates Elevation Conservation status Population Climate Lake Kuyucuk 416 ha 1.627 m <strong>Ramsar</strong> Site Wildlife Improvement Site 302 (Kuyucuk Village) Continental National and International Significance <strong>Turkey</strong>'s wetland <strong>of</strong> international importance Key Biodiversity Area Important Bird Area Site significance Site symbols Management Plan Facilities in the site The shallow lake supports a broad variety <strong>of</strong> bird species for being situated on African-Eurasian migration route. Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea), white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala), red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis), ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) The wetland management plan <strong>of</strong> the site is expected to be completed by early 2011. Association and Kars governorate. Land Tenure / Proprietorship There are public, private and meadow properties around the lake. The east <strong>of</strong> the lake is a line <strong>of</strong> meadow area from Kuyucuk Village centre down to the west <strong>of</strong> the lake. Conservation Statuses 105
Region in 2009. It also was designated as a wildlife reserve for waterbirds. Lake Kuyucuk <strong>Ramsar</strong> Site meets 6 out <strong>of</strong> 9 criteria for identifying wetlands <strong>of</strong> international importance. These are;; RAMSAR CRITERIA DESCRIPTION LAKE KUYUCUK Criteria 1 A rare wetland in its biogeographic region. Lake Kuyucuk is situated in a transition zone between Caucasian and Irano-Anatolian hotspots. It is on the African-Eurasian migration route that millions <strong>of</strong> birds migrate through in Falls and Springs. Criteria 2 20 threatened or near threatened species out <strong>of</strong> 27 in <strong>Turkey</strong> can be observed in Lake Kuyucuk. The site also supports 7 threatened and 9 near threatened bird species. Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus), red-breasted goose (Branta ruficolis), ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca), white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala), red kite (Milvus milvus), Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus), pallid harrier (Circus macrourus), imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca), lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni), red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus), black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), great spine (Gallinago media), great bustard (Otis tarda), black-winged pranticole (Glareola nordmanni), European roller (Coracias garrulous) are the threatened or near threatened bird species recorded in Lake Kuyucuk. Criteria 3 Lake Kuyucuk bears a significant value for the long-term and ecological richness with respect to its flora and fauna characteristics. 106 With 214 bird species Lake Kuyucuk supports 77 percent <strong>of</strong> the bird species recorded in Kars, 45 percent <strong>of</strong> the bird species all around <strong>Turkey</strong> and more than half <strong>of</strong> the bird species recorded in Caucasian hotspot. The lake supports thousands <strong>of</strong> ruddy shelducks and hundreds <strong>of</strong> blacknecked grebe in falls, springs and
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