Baday-Tugai State Reserve, Uzbekistan

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Organised in 1971 in the Republic of Karakalpakstan. Area - 6462 hectares. Located downstream on the right bank of the Amu-Darya River on territory of Beruni and Kegelli districts. The reserve was created with the purpose of saving tugai woods and fauna in conditions of regulated drain of the Amu-Darya river. Tugai forests take over 70% of its area.
Fauna is represented by: more than 91 species of birds, 15 species of mammals, 15 species of fishes. In 1975, 3 heads of Bukhara rare deer were brought to the reserve, and in 1995 their number reached 18, of which 6 in 1996 were moved to Zerafshan reserve and some exotic animals like hyenas, wild sheep, bald badger, porcupine and some rare birds like Egypt vulture and white head owl.

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