Vendicari Nature Wildlife Reserve

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[Extracted from www.siracusa-sicilia.it/english/vendicari.htm]
The Vendicari Nature Reserve was created in 1984, but did not become operational until 1989. It consists of a narrow strip of marshy coastline covering 574ha and provides a rare, and now completely protected habitat for migratory species and a highly peculiar kind of sand-loving Mediterranean vegetation. The large stretch of swamp, a hostile environment in many ways because of high salinity levels, has evolved a very unusual ecosystem which continues to attract vast numbers of birds passing through the area on migration.
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Coordinates:   36°47'53"N   15°5'40"E
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