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Site description (2009 baseline):

Located east of the Altay Mountains on the boundary between China and Mongolia, 260 km south-east of Aletai City and 350 km north-east of Urumqi. The rivers in the IBA are major tributaries of the Ulungur River.

Non-bird biodiversity: Historical records of Saiga tatarica, but now locally extinct. Other nationally protected animals include Gazella subgutturosa, Ovis ammon and Castor fiber.

The IBA includes the provincial-level Bulgan Nature Reserve (5,000 ha), which was established in 1980 for the conservation of Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Burgen River Valley (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/burgen-river-valley-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.