Bio-diversity

Surrounded by mountains, wetlands, marshes turning to salty steppes in summer, reedbeds, creeks and shrubs- the multiplicity of ecosistems it contains gives the G kova plain its environmental importance. Researches between 1986- 2001 showed a loss of the area`s more than 90 birdspecies, amongst them Coots, Smyrna Kingfishers and Garganey ducks; a decimation among the 10 mammal species` population (eg. Fishotters, Badgers); and a noticeable loss among reptiles and amphibes such as Striped Terrapins, Common Toads, Sheltopuskii and Agamae.Despite G kova being a Specially Protected Area (SPA), reeds burning for poaching is still a local practice. Regretably even globally species as Pelicans, Bitterns and Fishotters fall victim to such doing. Besides the plain is endangered by an increasing human pressure, both local and touristics.

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