Zhalong Nature Reserve

Zhalong Nature Reserve

Zhalong Nature Preserve (zh-stp |t=扎龍國家級自然保護區 |s=扎龙国家级自然保护区 |p=zālóng guójiā jízìránbǎohùqū ) is a wetland reserve in the Heilongjiang province of China.Riley 2005: 195] This 840 square mile (2175 square kilometers) marsh reserve serves as a stopover and nesting area for a large number of storks, swans, herons, grebes and other species. Lying on a migration path streching from the Russian Arctic around the Gobi desert to South East Asia the land under this preserve is used by migrating birds between April and October.

Established in 1979, the 2100 square kilometre (520,000 acre) marshland is a major migratory route for birds from the Arctic migrating to South East Asia and is one of the few breeding grounds in the far east for the Marsh Grassbird "Megalurus pryeri". Its ponds and reeds make it an ideal home for over 300 different species of birds. It is protected by the Chinese government.

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References

*cite book
last = Riley
first = Laura
coauthors = William Riley
title = Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves
publisher = Princeton University Press
date = 2005
isbn = 0691122199


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