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unusual facts about Ramsar site



Baix Vinalopó

Some important natural places are the swamps in the lower part of the comarca known as El Fondo Natural Park and the Salines de Santa Pola Natural Park, both Ramsar sites.

Mai Po Marshes

Inner Deep Bay is listed as a Ramsar site under Ramsar Convention in 1995, and supports globally important numbers of wetland birds, which chiefly arrive in winter and during spring and autumn migrations.

Moss Airport, Rygge

In particular, they were concerned about the emission to the lake Vansjø, alternatively to a Ramsar site in Kurefjorden, and the local noise pollution, with the airport being located close to Moss.

River Lymn

It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Ramsar site, which provides a diverse habitat for birds such as grey plover and knot, plants including brackish water crowfoot and insects including the red-banded sand-wasp, among others.

Seekoei-vlei Nature Reserve

Seekoei-vlei Nature Reserve, is a massive wetland spanning some 30 km², surrounds the town of Memel, in the Free State, province of South Africa, which was declared a Ramsar site in 1999.

Xuân Thủy National Park

On 2 January 1989, the area of 12,000 hectare around the mouth of the Red River in Giao Thủy District located in north-east Vietnam were recognized as Southeast Asia's first Ramsar site, being the 50th site worldwide.


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Andøy

The area has a rich bird life and this is reflected in some good birding localities like Forfjorddalen Nature Reserve and Skogvoll, the latter a Ramsar site of international importance.

Ataria

Ataria Interpretation Centre is a wetlands interpretation centre and natural history museum for the Salburua wetlands, a Ramsar site and a significant wetlands habitat in the Basque Autonomous Community.

Bluespotted stingray

In Queensland, Australia there are many areas for high protection of the bluespotted stingray, three being the Shoalwater, Corio Bay's Area Ramsar Site, and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución

Beginning in 2004, and just months after the opening of CELCO's Valdivia plant, thousands of Black-necked Swans in the internationally protected RAMSAR site and national reserve Carlos Anwandter in Chile died or migrated.

Ginini Flats Wetlands Ramsar Site

The Ginini Flats Wetlands Ramsar Site, also known as the Ginini Flats Subalpine Bog Complex, is a wetland in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) that has been recognised as being of international importance by designation under the Ramsar Convention.

Kokorou

It gives its name to the nearby Kokoro and Namga Wetlands, which was designated a Ramsar site in 2001.

Nathalia, Victoria

The national park is the worlds largest redgum forest and is listed as a Ramsar site of international significance.

Paroo River

On 20 September 2007, Malcolm Turnbull as the Australian Minister for the Environment and Water Resources announced that the Paroo River Wetlands in north-west New South Wales is to be listed under the Ramsar Convention as wetlands of international importance, making them Australia's 65th Ramsar site.

Zama Lake

The Hay-Zama Lakes complex is a Ramsar site for its importance to spring and fall migrating ducks and geese.