Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
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<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the village. 7635.96-hectare individual property is 6.632 parcels and used by 13.279<br />
shareholders.<br />
C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> Statuses<br />
<br />
<br />
heritage and ensuring that these values are transferred to the future generati<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
gnated as<br />
Wildlife Protecti<strong>on</strong> Area by the Ministry <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Envir<strong>on</strong>ment and Forestry, Directorate General<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Nati<strong>on</strong>al Parks, Game and Wildlife. Illegal and undue hunting was taken under c<strong>on</strong>trol.<br />
In 1994, 15.000 hectares was decreed as <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ramsar</str<strong>on</strong>g> site. And in 1996, the Natural Site<br />
Area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 1 st Degree was demarcated.<br />
internati<strong>on</strong>ally important wetland criteri<strong>on</strong> out <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
nine. These are;;<br />
RAMSAR CRITERION DESCRIPTION <br />
Criteria 2 The site supports<br />
species that are<br />
protected under Bern<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>,<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Migratory<br />
<strong>on</strong><br />
Species<br />
(CMS) and European<br />
Uni<strong>on</strong> Bird Directive.<br />
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Bird species in the site protected according<br />
to the Bern <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> are;; Little grebe<br />
(Tachybaptus ruficollis), black-necked grebe<br />
(Podiceps nigricollis), Gannet (Morus<br />
bassanus), Pygmy cormorant (Phalacrocorax<br />
pygmeus), Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus<br />
crispus), Great bittern (Botaurus stellaris),<br />
Black-crowned Night-her<strong>on</strong> (Nycticorax<br />
nycticorax), Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis),<br />
Little egret (Egretta garzetta), White stork<br />
(Cic<strong>on</strong>ia cic<strong>on</strong>ia), Alpine chough<br />
(Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), Carri<strong>on</strong> crow<br />
(Corvus cor<strong>on</strong>e), Starling (Sturnus vulgaris),<br />
House sparrow (Passer domesticus),<br />
European serin (Serinus serinus), Goldfinch<br />
(Carduelis carduelis), Greenfinch (Carduelis<br />
chloris), Rock bunting (Emberiza cia), Reed<br />
bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus).<br />
Species in the site protected according to<br />
the EU Birds Directive are European shag<br />
(Phalacrocorax aristotelis), Great egret<br />
(Casmerodius albus),<br />
Spo<strong>on</strong>bill (Platalea leucorodia), Greater<br />
flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus).<br />
Bird species in the site protected according<br />
to the CMS are Red-necked grebe (Podiceps<br />
grisegena),