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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1992	800-1,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1992	20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

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 area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Excavations (open), Irrigated land, Water-storage areas, Canals, drainage channels & ditches	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent freshwater marshes & pools, Permanent rivers, streams & creeks	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 24/11/2024.