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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Lake Burdur <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ramsar</str<strong>on</strong>g> Site<br />
LAKE BURDUR<br />
<br />
rdur and Isparta provinces. Lake<br />
-<br />
in western Burdur province.<br />
SITE IDENTITY<br />
Name <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ramsar</str<strong>on</strong>g> Site<br />
Locati<strong>on</strong> and Boundaries<br />
Area<br />
Coordinates<br />
Elevati<strong>on</strong><br />
C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> status<br />
Burdur Lake<br />
Located within the boundaries <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Burdur and Isparta<br />
provinces.<br />
24.800 ha<br />
<br />
835 m 880 m<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ramsar</str<strong>on</strong>g> Site<br />
Natural Site<br />
Wildlife Improvement Area<br />
Populati<strong>on</strong> 141.800<br />
Climate<br />
Mediterranean<br />
Nati<strong>on</strong>al and Internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
Significance<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Turkey</str<strong>on</strong>g>'s wetland site<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> internati<strong>on</strong>al importance<br />
Key Biodiversity Area<br />
Important Bird Area<br />
Site significance<br />
Site symbols<br />
Management Plan<br />
Facilities in the site<br />
Almost 70 percent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> globally endangered white-headed<br />
duck (Oxyura leucocephala) populati<strong>on</strong> has wintered in<br />
Burdur Lake until recently.<br />
White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)<br />
Burdur Lake Wetland Management Plan that designates the<br />
activities to be d<strong>on</strong>e between 2008 and 2012 has been<br />
enforced in 2008.<br />
Birdwatching tower<br />
Land Tenure / Proprietorship<br />
Burdur Lake is public property. Lands surrounding the lake are owned by public, private<br />
and village legal entity.<br />
C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> Statuses<br />
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