Kaučers Protected Landscape

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Kaučers Protected Landscape
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of Kaučers Protected Landscape
Map showing the location of Kaučers Protected Landscape
LocationLatvia, Latgalia
Nearest cityPreiļi
Coordinates56°16′17″N 26°51′30″E / 56.27139°N 26.85833°E / 56.27139; 26.85833Coordinates: 56°16′17″N 26°51′30″E / 56.27139°N 26.85833°E / 56.27139; 26.85833
Area27.69 km2 (10.69 sq mi) [1]
Established2004

Kaučers Protected Landscape is in the southern part of Riebiņi Municipality, Latvia in Rušona Parish. The area is named after , which is located in the center of the protected area. There are six other lakes in the protected area: , , , , and . The state highway V742 (Preiļi – Gaiļmuiža – Feimaņi) passes through the northern part of the territory. Next to it is  [lv]. This is an Natura 2000 site.[1]

Flora[]

There are a large number of protected plant species in the area: slender naiad (Najas flexilis), three-ranked spear-moss (Pseudocalliergon trifarium),[2] wideleaf tortula moss (Tortula latifolia),[3] yellow foxglove (Digitalis grandiflora).[4]

Fauna[]

Protected fauna species in the area include beetle ( Graphoderus bilineatus), large copper butterfly (Lycaena dispar), Geyer's whorl snail (Vertigo geyeri), Northern crested newt (Triturus cristatus), sand lizard (Lacerta agilis), corncrake (Crex crex), black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus). [4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kaučers Protected Planet
  2. ^ Pseudocalliergon trifarium (F.Weber & D.Mohr) Loeske THREE-RANKED SPEAR-MOSS NBN Atlas
  3. ^ Tortula latifolia (Bruch ex Hartm.) wideleaf tortula moss USDA.gov
  4. ^ a b Nature Protection Board. Kaučers
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