Sarkent Nature Park
Sarkent State Nature Park (Kyrgyz: Саркент мамлекеттик жаратылыш паркы) is a national park in Leylek District of Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan established in June 2009.[1] The purpose of the park is conservation of the unique natural complexes and biodiversity, protection of rare and endangered flora and fauna, and extension of network of specially protected areas of Kyrgyz Republic. The area of the park is 39,999 hectares.[2] The park is located in the Turkestan Range, 42 km from the district center Isfana and in 177 km from the regional center Batken.[3]
| Sarkent State Nature Park | |
|---|---|
| Kyrgyz: Саркент мамлекеттик жаратылыш паркы | |
  Location in Kyrgyzstan | |
| Location | Leylek District, Batken Region,  Kyrgyzstan |
| Nearest city | Isfana |
| Coordinates | 39°40′N 69°36′E |
| Area | 39,999 ha (98,840 acres) |
| Established | 2009 |
Rare species listed in the Red Book live here, such as the brown bear, the snow leopard, the golden eagle, the lynx, and the saker. The park is located on the very edge of Kyrgyzstan, making visitor levels low. Local authorities are trying to further develop tourism in the area.[4]
Hydrology
The hydrology of the park area in dominated by Ak-Suu (Syr Darya) river that flows into Syr Darya, and its tributaries. There are five lakes in the nature park including Aykol (located at the altitude of approximately 3,000 meters), Jashylkol, Sutkol, Boyrokkol, and Jashkol.[5]
Fauna
Surveys of the mammals inhabiting the park conducted in 2009-2016 showed occurrence of the following species.[6]
| English | Latin | Kyrgyz |
|---|---|---|
| Insectivorous | Insectiviora Bowdich, 1829 | Курт-кумурска жечулор |
| 1. Tien Shan shrew | Sorex asper (Thomas, 2014) | Тяньшань күрөң тиш чукуур |
| Bats | Chiroptera (Blumenbach, 1779) | Кол канаттар |
| 2. Lesser mouse-eared bat | Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857) | Тик кулак жарганат |
| 3. Grey long-eared bat | Plecotus austriacus (Fisher, 1829) | Далдаң кулак |
| 4. Common noctule | Nyctalus noctule (Schreber, 1774) | Сары жарганат |
| Carnivora | Carnivora Bowdich 1821 | Жырткычтар |
| 5. Wolf | Canis lupus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Карышкыр |
| 6. Red fox | Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) | Кадимки түлкү |
| 7. Brown bear | Ursus arctos (Linnaeus, 1758) | Күрөң аюу |
| 8. Stoat | Mustela erminea (Linnaeus, 1758) | Арыс кара куйрук |
| 9. Steppe polecat | Mustela eversmanii (Lesson, 1827) | Ач күсөн |
| 10. Beech marten | Martes foina (Erxleben, 1777) | Суусар |
| 11. European badger | Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758) | Кашкулак |
| 12. Eurasian lynx | Lynx lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) | Сүлөөсүн |
| 13. Snow leopard | Panthera uncia (Schreber, 1775) | Илбирс |
| Even-toed ungulates | Artiodactyla, Owen, 1848 | Ача туяктуулар |
| 14. Wild boar | Sus scrofa (Linnaeus, 1758) | Каман |
| 15. Roe deer | Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Элик |
| 16. Siberian ibex | Capra sibirica (Pallas, 1776) | Сибир тоо текеси |
| 17. Argali | Ovis ammon (Linnaeus, 1758) | Архар |
| Rodent | Rodentia Bowdich 1821 | Кемирүүчүлөр |
| 18. Long-tailed marmot | Marmota caudata (Geoffroy, 1844) | Кызыл суур |
| 19. Indian crested porcupine | Hystrix indica (Kerr, 1792) | Чүткөр |
| Lagomorpha | Lagomorpha Brandt, 1855 | Коен сымалдар |
| 20. Tolai hare | Lepus tolai (Pallas, 1778) | Кадимки коен |
| 21. Large-eared pika | Ochotona macrotis (Günther, 1875) | Чоң кулак коен чычкан |
| 22. Turkestan red pika | Ochotona rutile (Severtzov, 1873) | Кызыл коен чычканы |
References
- "On establishment of the State Nature Park Sarkent." [Об образовании Государственного природного парка «Саркент»]. Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 415 of 27 June 2009 (in Russian).
- "Specially protected natural territories of the Kyrgyz Republic". Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Specially Protected Natural Areas. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- "Sarkent State Nature Park". Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity of Kyrgyzstan (in Russian). Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Sarkent National Park | Central-asia.guide". Central-asia.guide. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- "Государственный природный парк «Саркент»" [State Nature Part Sarkent] (in Russian). NABU, Kyrgyzstan. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- Samatova, A.A (2017). "Млекопитающие государственного природного парка «Саркент», проблемы их охраны" [Mammals of the Sarkent State Nature Park and issues related to their protection.]. Интерактивная наука (in Russian) (11): 24–27. doi:10.21661/r-115973. Retrieved May 15, 2021.