Sarychat-Eertash Nature Reserve | |
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Location | Jeti-Ögüz District, Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan |
Nearest city | Karakol |
Coordinates | 42°02′N 78°25′E / 42.033°N 78.417°E |
Area | 149,118 ha (368,480 acres) |
Established | 1995 |
The Sarychat-Eertash Nature Reserve ( Kyrgyz: Сарычат-Ээрташ мамлекеттик коругу, Russian: Сарычат-Эрташский государственный заповедник) is located in Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. [1] Established in 1995, it currently covers 149,118 hectares. [2] It was established with a purpose of conservation of unique nature complexes, rare and threatened species of flora and fauna of syrt area of Issyk-Kul Region, and maintaining regional environmental balance. [3]
The reserve was founded mainly to protect the endangered snow leopard, mountain goat and the argali, a large wild sheep of Central Asia. [4] Other large mammals are Siberian ibex, wild boar, Eurasian lynx, Eurasian wolf and Eurasian brown bear. Smaller and medium-sized mammals, include red fox, pallas cat, stone marten, badger, tolai hare and gray marmot. The reserve is excluded of any usage, including tourism. [5]
The nature reserve lies in the Jeti-Ögüz District, south of the Terskey Ala-too mountains. It occupies the basins of the rivers Sarychat and Bordu, tributaries of the Üchköl ( Saryjaz basin). [4]
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