Southern Atanasovsko Lake | wetland, salt lake, Natura 2000

 wetland, salt lake, Natura 2000

Lake Atanasovsko or Lake Atanasovo (Bulgarian: Атанасовско езеро, Atanasovsko ezero) is a salt coastal lake north of Burgas, Bulgaria, located in direct proximity to the Black Sea. The lake is about 5 km long and divided in two by a strip of sand in the middle. The lake is particularly known for the diversity of its flora and fauna and is surrounded by swamps and canals that drain the whole local basin into the sea.
The lake is home to over 230 species of vascular plants, of which 7 are endangered in Bulgaria. It is also inhabited by the Etruscan pygmy shrew, the smallest mammal by mass. Atanasovsko Lake is one of the key ornithological locations in the country, with 314 species of birds being present, 70% of all bird species in Bulgaria. Twelve of them are globally endangered, including the pygmy cormorant, the red-breasted goose, the ferruginous duck, the Dalmatian pelican and the corn crake. Seventeen local species of birds in danger of extinction in Bulgaria also live in the lake, including the common tern and Audouin's gull. The high number of birds is due to the lake's location on the important Via Pontica bird migration route. The bird population is highest during the autumn migration.
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Atanasovsko Lake is protected area under both Directives (Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation wild birds and Directive 92/43/EEC on the protection of natural habitats and of the wild fauna) with code BG0000270 of Natura 2000:
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www.protectedplanet.net/555579908

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saltoflife.biodiversity.bg/en/South_Atanasovsko_Lake_vi...

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Atanasovsko Ezero (Lake Atanasovo) is a managed nature reserve with Ordinance No.601 from 12.08.1980.
Area: 1031.94 hectares.
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www.protectedplanet.net/11499
eunis.eea.europa.eu/sites/11499


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