RU1071
Homeland of the Crane (Dubna marshes and adjacent areas)


Site description (2008 baseline):

Site location and context
Located in the north of the Moscow region.

Habitat and land use
The IBA covers the floodplain of the river Dubna and includes bogs, wet forest, lakes, fens and agricultural land with grains and seeded grasslands.

Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
23,000 ha of IBA covered by five nature reserves (Nature Monuments and Zakazniks), with 25000 ha of IBA is included in the shadow Ramsar list with the name "Dubnenski bolotny massiv" (Dubnenski murshes").

Acknowledgements
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: Homeland of the Crane (Dubna marshes and adjacent areas) (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/homeland-of-the-crane-(dubna-marshes-and-adjacent-areas)-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.