Baday-Tugai State Reserve

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Established in 1971 in the Republic of Karakalpakistan. Area: 6,462 hectares. Located downstream on the right bank of the Amu-Darya River, on the territory of the Beruni and Kegelli districts. The reserve was created with the purpose of saving the tugai forest and fauna under the conditions of the regulated flow of the Amu-Darya River. Tugai forests comprise over 70% of its area.
Fauna is represented by: more than 91 species of birds, 15 species of mammals, and 15 species of fish. In 1975, 3 head of rare Bukhara deer were brought to the reserve, and by 1995 their number had reached 18, of which 6 in 1996 were moved to the Zerafshan reserve. Some species of exotic animals such as hyenas, wild sheep, bald badger, porcupine and some rare birds like the Egyptian vulture and white headed owl can be found here.