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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	breeding (2004)	5,600–7,800 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1965	Boloto Pyrskoe s ozerom Pyrskim	Nature Monument (III)	-
1976	Ozero Borovskoe	Nature Monument (III)	-

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Caretakers of Torfokariery Volodarskogo i Balakhninskogo rajonov	2002
Istomino school	2005
School N 10	2005
Youth tourist and excursion center in Balakhna	2005

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	65	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	35	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	70
tourism/recreation	55
hunting	50
not utilised	15
military	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Peat pits in Volodarski and Balakhninski districts (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/peat-pits-in-volodarski-and-balakhninski-districts-iba-russia-(european) on 22/12/2024.