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Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
A very interesting area located close to the regional centre of Volgograd. The area includes the northern part of Volga-Akhtuba watershed and crosses steppe and semi-desert zones (although not including such habitats) from Volgograd to the Volga delta and Caspian Sea in the south.Typical intrazonal landscape.
Many waders, geese, ducks, raptors, Tetrax tetrax and Otis tarda can also be seen here on migration, but specific counts are needed (in order to confirm criteria and thresholds). In total 82 species breed in the IBA, most of which are included in various Red data books.
As the whole of the Volga region has a huge potential for oil there is currently a very high threat from oil exploration.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
There is a project aimed at establishing a Nature Park. As the area is located very close to the large industrial centre of Volgograd it could easily be used for educational purposes, there are already plans for this.This is uniqie for Russia nature protected area: they almost has not official protected area, but there is a special regional Law (!) "About portection of environment of Volga-Akhtuba watershead". The watershead of Volga and Akhtuba rivers are completely the same area as IBA "Akhtubinsk wetlannd".
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Akhtubinsk wetland (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/akhtubinsk-wetland-iba-russia-(european) on 24/11/2024.
