WETLANDS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE- UVS LAKE

Lake Uvs and its wetlands lie at 30 km in the east from Ulaangom, the centre of Uvs province, and at 1,592 km from Ulaanbaatar, the Capital City of Mongolia. Basin of Uvs Lake borders with Republic of Tuva in the Russian Federation, the heart of Asia. Uvs Lake is at 759 m a.s.l. which is the lowest among Great Lakes’ Depression in the region. According to the administrative unit divisions, the Lake Uvs and its wetlands belong to a territory of Uvs province.

Uvs Lake and its wetlands are characterized by a unique natural formation connecting desert steppe and high mountain ecosystems. Dense tall reed and cane stands along the Lake and tributary streams provide favourable stopover, breeding, and resting grounds for 128 water bird species including the globally threatened species such as white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) and swan goose (Anser cygnoides) during their migrations. In addition, the Lake and its wetlands are distributed by the globally threatened wild animal and plant species including mammal and the fish species endemic to Western Mongolia.

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WETLANDS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE- UVS LAKE

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