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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Wet and semi-dry meadows in the Jûra valley.
The site is important for breeding
Crex crex.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The Ichthyological Reserve protects only the river itself and a narrow zone along the banks, and does not provide real protection to the wider river valley, especially the meadows.
National Partial
International None130 ha of IBA covered by Ichthyological Reserve (Jûra, 114 km long).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jura & Sesuvis rivers and the lower reaches of Jura River (Lithuania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jura-&-sesuvis-rivers-and-the-lower-reaches-of-jura-river-iba-lithuania on 23/11/2024.