The Badhyz State Nature Reserve ( Turkmen : Bathyz goraghanasy ) is a protected area ( zapovednik ) in south-western Turkmenistan that was established in 1941 and extends over 877 km (339 sq mi) in the Mary and Akhal Provinces . It is located south of the Karakum Desert , and the Tejen River forms its western border.
5-459: Its landscape comprises solitary or groups of foothills, ranging in height from 20 to 200 m. The average annual precipitation of the reserve is about 280 mm, with a maximum of 420 mm and a minimum of 130 mm. Its short spring is followed by a long hot summer with 4–5 months of hot weather and little cooling winds. It also incorporates three wildlife sanctuaries ( zakaznik ), which were established in 1956: The Badhyz State Nature Reserve
10-519: A zakaznik is a nature reserve . Zakazniks are the areas where temporary or permanent limitations are placed upon certain on-site economic activities, such as logging, mining, grazing, hunting, etc. They correspond to sanctuary in UNESCO World Heritage terminology and literally mean preserves or reserve (from the Russian zakaz — order, reserve). This Russian location article
15-859: A protected area in Asia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Zakaznik Zakaznik ( Russian : зака́зник, зака́зники , transliterated: zakaznik, zakazniki ; Ukrainian : singular: заказни́к or зака́зник; plural: заказники́ or зака́зники , transliterated: zakaznyk , zakaznyky ; Belarusian : заказнік, заказнікі, transliterated: zakaznik, zakazniki) is a type of protected area in former Soviet republics such as Belarus , Russia , and Ukraine that meets World Conservation Union's ( IUCN ) category IV , or more frequently category VI criteria. Many zakazniks have traditionally been managed as game reserves . Some protect complex ecosystems, colonies of birds, or populations of rare plants. They range in size from 0.5 ha to 6,000,000 ha. In other words,
20-661: Is an important stronghold of the Asiatic wild ass ( Equus hemionus kulan ). It was once the last place where the Turkmenian wild ass was found. The wild ass population increased from 200, when the reserve was founded to 5000 animals. After a strong decline, there are now about 650 wild ass in the sanctuary. Other ungulates present in this protected area are urial , goitered gazelle and wild boar . Predators include red fox , Persian leopard , striped hyena , grey wolf , and Asiatic wildcat . The Asiatic cheetah also used to occur in
25-428: The nature reserve. It has not been recorded in the region since the 1960s, and dispersal of individuals from neighbouring Iran is obstructed by the fenced border between the two countries. 35°52′00″N 61°40′00″E / 35.8667°N 61.6667°E / 35.8667; 61.6667 This Turkmenistan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
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