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Site description (2009 baseline):

She Dao is a small island in the Gulf of Bohai, c.7 nautical miles from the mainland, which is located 30 km north-west of Laotieshan. The island is rocky and hilly with c.70% vegetation cover, and it is famous for its population of vipers (She Dao means ‘Snake Island’).

Non-bird biodiversity: The island supports an estimated population of 18,000 vipers.

The IBA is protected within She Dao–Laotieshan National Nature Reserve (total area 178,073 ha), which was established in 1980.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: She Dao Island (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/she-dao-island-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.