Madatapa Managed Reserve

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Madatapa Managed Reserve
Georgian: მადატაფა
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Madatapa Lake
Map showing the location of Madatapa Managed Reserve
Map showing the location of Madatapa Managed Reserve
Location Georgia
Coordinates41°10′46″N 43°46′59″E / 41.17944°N 43.78306°E / 41.17944; 43.78306Coordinates: 41°10′46″N 43°46′59″E / 41.17944°N 43.78306°E / 41.17944; 43.78306
Area13.98 km2 (5.40 sq mi)
Established2011
Governing bodyAgency of Protected Areas
WebsiteJavakheti Protected Areas Administration
Official nameMadatapa Lake
Designated8 July 2020
Reference no.2435[1]

Madatapa Managed Reserve (Georgian: მადათაფის ტბის აღკვეთილი) is a protected area in Ninotsminda Municipality in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. It protects Madatapa Lake situated in the south-eastern part of the volcanic Javakheti Plateau, at an altitude of 2108 m above sea level.[2]

Madatapa Managed Reserve is part of Javakheti Protected Areas which also includes Javakheti National Park, Kartsakhi Managed Reserve, Sulda Managed Reserve, Khanchali Managed Reserve, Bugdasheni Managed Reserve.[3]

Pelicans at Madatapa lake.

Fauna[]

Madatapa Lake is one of the most important in Georgia for breeding and staging waterbirds such as the endangered Dalmatian pelican.[4] Since 2020 the Lake has been designated as a protected Ramsar site.[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Madatapa Lake". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ Madatapa in Georgia Protected Planet
  3. ^ Javakheti Protected Areas Administration
  4. ^ Evans, M. I.; Heath, Melanie F. (2000). Important bird areas in Europe: priority sites for conservation. BirdLife International. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-946888-35-1. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
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