Jigong Shan Nature Reserve (China (mainland))

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Jigong Shan Nature Reserve

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Site description (2009 baseline):

Site location and context

Located in Xinyang County, east of the Tongbai Shan mountains and at the western end of the Dabie Shan mountains. Forest covers 2,859.8 ha, about 90% of the IBA.

Key biodiversity

Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected plants include Changnienia amoena and Emmenopterys henryi. Animals include Andrias davidianus, Panthera pardus, Lutra lutra, Viverra zibetha, Viverricula indica and Naemorhedus goral.

Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity

Established as a provincial-level nature reserve in 1982, and upgraded to a national nature reserve (2,936 ha) in 1988.

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