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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1994 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1992)	800–1,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1992)	20,000 birds	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	major (>10)	Excavations (open); Irrigated land; Water-storage areas; Canals, drainage channels & ditches
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Permanent freshwater marshes & pools; Permanent rivers, streams & creeks

Land use	% of IBA
water management	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baath Lake (Syria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/baath-lake-iba-syria on 26/12/2024.