Lower Polissia National Nature Park | |
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Національний парк «Мале Полісся» | |
IUCN category II (
national park) | |
Location | Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine |
Nearest city | Slavuta |
Coordinates | 50°13′4″N 26°50′13″E / 50.21778°N 26.83694°E |
Area | 8,762 hectares (87.62 km2) |
Established | 2013 |
Website | http://malepolisja.in.ua/ |
Lower Polissia National Park ( Ukrainian: Національний природний парк «Мале Полісся») is a National Park in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine, created in 2013. The park is an 8,762 hectares (87.62 km2) section of Polissia region and includes several lakes and wetland areas as well as parts of river valleys Horyn, Viliia, Hnylyi Rih. [1]
The Lower Polissia is a haven for birds, there are 186 species of them, including those unique for the area. Mammals are represented by around 33 species, among them 4 species of European Red List (Alburnoides bipunctatus, Crucian carp, white-tailed eagle, black kite) and 101 species of Annex 2 of the Berne Convention, 11 species listed in the Red Book of Ukraine, including: badger, gray crane, river otter. The Park’s waters feature 18 species of fish, as well as amphibians.
Lower Polissia National Nature Park | |
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Національний парк «Мале Полісся» | |
IUCN category II (
national park) | |
Location | Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine |
Nearest city | Slavuta |
Coordinates | 50°13′4″N 26°50′13″E / 50.21778°N 26.83694°E |
Area | 8,762 hectares (87.62 km2) |
Established | 2013 |
Website | http://malepolisja.in.ua/ |
Lower Polissia National Park ( Ukrainian: Національний природний парк «Мале Полісся») is a National Park in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine, created in 2013. The park is an 8,762 hectares (87.62 km2) section of Polissia region and includes several lakes and wetland areas as well as parts of river valleys Horyn, Viliia, Hnylyi Rih. [1]
The Lower Polissia is a haven for birds, there are 186 species of them, including those unique for the area. Mammals are represented by around 33 species, among them 4 species of European Red List (Alburnoides bipunctatus, Crucian carp, white-tailed eagle, black kite) and 101 species of Annex 2 of the Berne Convention, 11 species listed in the Red Book of Ukraine, including: badger, gray crane, river otter. The Park’s waters feature 18 species of fish, as well as amphibians.