Cang Shan Er Hai Nature Reserve (China (mainland))

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Cang Shan Er Hai Nature Reserve

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Site description (2009 baseline):

Site location and context

Cang Shan Er Hai is composed of Cang Shan mountain and Er Hai lake. The Cang Shan area is mostly above 2,000 m.

Key biodiversity

Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected plants include Taxus wallichiana, Taiwania cryptomerioides and Tetracentron sinense. Animals include Panthera pardus, Neofelis nebulosa, Selenarctos thibetanus, Ailurus fulgens, Cervus unicolor and Naemorhedus goral. Endemic fish include Cyprinus megalophtlalmus, Cyprinus longipectoralis, Cyprinus barbatus, Cyprinus daliensis, Cyprinus crassilabris, Barbodes exiguus, Barbodes daliensis and Schizothorax (Racoma) taliensis.

Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity

Established as a nature reserve in 1981, and upgraded to Cang Shan Er Hai National Nature Reserve (79,700 ha) in 1994.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cang Shan Er Hai Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cang-shan-er-hai-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.