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Site description (2009 baseline):

Located on the eastern edge of the Qaidam Basin, east of Ulan County. Qaidam is an important marshland-desert basin, with scattered large lakes.

Non-bird biodiversity: This area supports Ursus arctos, Felis lynx, Gazella subgutturosa and Ovis ammon, but their populations have been greatly reduced since the 1970s.

Established as Qaidam Haloxylon ammodendron Forest Nature Reserve (466,800 ha) in 2002.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Qaidam Ulan (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/qaidam-ulan-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.