Bugyly Nature Reserve
Bugyly Nature Reserve (Kazakh: Бұғылы қорықшасы) is a protected area in the Kazakh Uplands, Kazakhstan. Administratively it is located in the Shet District of the Karaganda Region.[1]
| Bugyly Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
| Бұғылы қорықшасы | |
.jpg.webp) Panorama of the nature reserve | |
  Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Type | Zoological reserve |
| Location | Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan |
| Nearest city | Karaganda |
| Coordinates | 49°00′N 73°04′E |
| Area | 8,500 ha (85 km2) |
| Created | 1976 |
| Operated by | Main Department of Zapovedniks and Game Management - Republic of Kazakhstan |
Description
The Bugyly Nature Reserve protected area covers 8,500 ha (21,000 acres) of the Bugyly and Zhaksy Tagyly ranges. The landscape is made up of flat or undulating steppe, as well as two mountain ranges of moderate altitude. The vegetation includes low shrub and grasses, such as meadowsweet, Siberian peashrub, wormwood and feather grass. In the narrow river gorges birch, aspen, willow and raspberry thickets may be found. Among the animals protected by the reserve, the roe deer, deer, hare, badger, wolf, fox, grouse and partridge deserve mention.[2][3]
See also
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External links
Media related to Bugyly Nature Reserve at Wikimedia Commons- Bugyly mountain oasis
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