Hong Hu Wetland Nature Reserve (China (mainland))

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Hong Hu Wetland Nature Reserve

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Site description (2009 baseline):

Site location and context

Hong Hu is a large shallow lake in the lower Yangtze River basin. The lake was artificially separated from the Yangtze River in 1958, at which time its area was 76,000 ha, but reclamation has reduced the lake to 46.7% of its former area.

Key biodiversity

Non-bird biodiversity: No information.

Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity

Established as a city-level nature reserve in 1995, and subsequently upgraded to a provincial-level nature reserve (37,088 ha).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hong Hu Wetland Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hong-hu-wetland-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.