Dashanbao Black-necked Crane National Nature Reserve
| Dashanbao Black-necked Crane National Nature Reserve | |
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| Location | Yunnan Province, China |
| Nearest city | Zhaotong |
| Coordinates | 27°23′00″N 103°16′00″E / 27.38333°N 103.26667°E / 27.38333; 103.26667 |
| Area | 19,200 ha (74 sq mi) |
| Created | 1990 |
| Official name | Dashanbao |
| Designated | 7 December 2004 |
| Reference no. | 1435[1] |
The Dashanbao Black-necked Crane National Nature Reserve (Chinese: 大山包国家级自然保护区; pinyin: Dàshānbāo Guójiā Jízìrán Bǎohùqū) is a state-level nature reserve located in Dashanbao Township, Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong prefecture-level city, Yunnan Province, China. The reserve has been set up to protect a total area of 19,200 hectares of plateau marshland[2] at altitudes between 2,200 and 3,300 meters that provide winter habitat for the Black-necked crane. The reserve has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2004.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Dashanbao". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Yunnan Provincial Tourism Information Center, Dashanbao Black-necked Crane Nature Reserve
