Sarychat-Eertash Nature Reserve
| Sarychat-Ertash State Nature Reserve | |
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| Location | Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan |
| Nearest city | Karakol |
| Area | 72,080 hectares |
| Established | 1995 |
The Sarychat-Ertash State Nature Reserve is located in Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. It was established in 1995 with a purpose of conservation of unique nature complexes, rare and threatened species of flora and fauna of syrt area of Issyk-Kul Region, and maintaining regional environmental balance. The reserve currently occupies 134,140 hectares including 72,080 hectares of core area.[1]
The reserve was founded mainly to protect the endangered snow leopard and the argali, a large wild sheep of Central Asia. Other large mammals are Siberian ibex, wild boar, Eurasian lynx, Eurasian wolf and Eurasian brown bear. Smaller and medium-sized mammals, include red fox, pallas cat, stone marten, badger, Tolai hare and gray marmot. The reserve is excluded of any usage, including tourism.[2]
References
- ^ Protected Areas of Central Asia and Kazakhstan: Sarychat-Ertash State Nature Reserve (in Russian), retrieved 4 July 2011
- ^ Jennifer L. McCarthy, Kyle P. McCarthy, Todd K. Fuller, and Thomas M. McCarthy (2010). Assessing Variation in Wildlife Biodiversity in the Tien Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan Using Ancillary Camera-trap Photos. Mountain Research and Development (MRD) PDF
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