Sakhalin-Zătoane

Sakhalin-Zătoane IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Sfântu Gheorghe , Danube Delta , Romania
surface	214.1 km²
WDPA ID	11184
Natura 2000 ID	[ http://natura2000.eea.europa.eu/Natura2000/SDF.aspx?site=S.-Z . is part of three Natura 2000 areas: BEG : Delta Dunării, identification ROSCI0065 Delta Dunării - zona maritimă, identification ROSCI0066 BSG : Delta Dunării și Complexul Razim-Sinoie, identification ROSPA0031 S.-Z. is part of three Natura 2000 areas: BEG : Delta Dunării, identification ROSCI0065 Delta Dunării - zona maritimă, identification ROSCI0066 BSG : Delta Dunării și Complexul Razim-Sinoie, identification ROSPA0031]
Bird sanctuary	214.1 km²
Geographical location	44 ° 50 '  N , 29 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 50 '28 "  N , 29 ° 25' 18"  E
Setup date	1961
particularities	largest contiguous protection zone of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve

Sakhalin-Zătoane is a protected area in nature and landscape protection of the IUCN category IV biotope and species protection area ( bird sanctuary ) in the Danube Delta biosphere reserve . It is located in the area of ​​the municipality of Sfântu Gheorghe , in the district of Tulcea , in Romania .

description

In 2000, the Vătafu-Lunghule Reserv reserve was designated a nature reserve of national importance by law number 5 of March 6th . As part of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, the reserve Sakhalin Zatoane part of the World Heritage of UNESCO .

The Sakhalin-Zătoane protection zone is located in the south of the Danube Delta, on the area of ​​the municipality of Sfântu Gheorghe. With more than 214 square kilometers, it is the largest contiguous protection zone in the reserve.

Sakhalin-Zătoane was placed under nature protection for the first time in 1961 and designated as a biotope for species protection in 2000 and incorporated into the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve. The lakes and coasts of the reserve serve as gathering places for migratory birds during spring and autumn migration. Sakhalin Island is an important nesting, migratory and resting place for around 100 different species of birds, 14 of which nest here.

fauna

The Sakhalin-Zătoane Reserve is a bird sanctuary . It provides a suitable nesting place and food for numerous birds: the purple heron ( Ardea purpurea ), black heron ( Ardeola ralloides ), Dalmatian pelican ( Pelecanus crispus ), white pelican ( Pelecanus onocrotalus ), whooper swan ( Cygnus cygnus ), spoonbill ( Platalea leuaderis. ) And brown pelican ( Plegaderis falcinellus ).

Web links

• Management plan of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve
• Sakhalin-Zătoane
• Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve. Strictly Protected Zones

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} "Lista consolidată a siturilor de importanţă comunitară." PDF document. In: Ministerul Mediului, Apelor Și Pădurilor: " Natura 2000." Status February 17, 2015. Accessed July 7, 2016 (Romanian)
2. ↑ "Lista de protectie ariilor speciālā avifaunistică." PDF document. In: Ministerul Mediului, Apelor Și Pădurilor: " Natura 2000." Status February 17, 2015. Accessed July 7, 2016 (Romanian)
3. ^ Protected Areas of National Importance in Romania , Law No. 5 of March 6, 2000
4. ^ Sacalin-Zătoane , Info Delta Dunării