Introduction to the Network Sites Lake Khanka Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation [ in Japanese ] [ Back ]

Lake Khanka is a Ramsar Site (310,000 ha), located in 44°53'N, 132°30'E, on the border with China. It is a large freshwater lake, surrounded by grass mires. The site supports a rich diversity of plants and animals, including a large number of Anatidae populations. The Lake is an important site for their breeding and staging during their migration.

Anatidae species breeding in the site:

• Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

• Greylag Goose Anser anser

• Swan Goose Anser cygnoides

• Falcated Teal Anas falcata

• Baikal Teal Anas formosa

• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

• Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha

• Garganey Anas querquedula

• Shoveler Anas clypeata

• Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri

• Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

During their migration, it is estimated the lake supports 300,000-350,000 dabbling ducks (mainly Pintail Anas acuta, Wigeon Anas penelope, Falcated Teal Anas falcata and Common Teal Anas crecca), 100,000-130,000 geese (mainly Bean Goose Anser fabalis and White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons), and 3,000-5,000 swans (mainly Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus). They stay the site for about one month both in spring and in autumn. The total numbers of Anatidae in spring and in autumn are about the same.

The site includes Khankaisky Zapovednik (38,000 ha) established in 1990, its buffer zone and a zakaznik.

The management authorities of the Site are:

• Administration of the Khankaisky Nature Reserve
  10, Ershov Str., Spassk-Dalniy, Primorsky Krai 692210, Russia.
  TEL +7-42352-23775 / TEL&FAX +7-42352-23138
  E-mail: khanka@mail.primorye.ru
  

• Committee of Primorsky Region for Environmental Protection
  93 Pushkinskaya Street, Vladivostok 690091, Russia.
  

Summarised from Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands, compiled in September 1997 by E.S. Gusakov, Central Research Laboratory, Hunting Management Office, Moscow, Russia, and revised with recent information available from the Administration of the Khankaisky Nature Reserve.

Activities in the site:

• Joint Seminar in Lake Khanka / Xingkaihu, March 2005.

Further information of the Site can be found on the internet at:

• Leaflet of the Khankaisky Nature Reserve (English)

• Ramsar database sheet for Lake Khanka, A Directory of Wetlands of International Importance, Wetlands International.

• Map of the site (English and Russian) from Ramsar Information Sheet, published in the Wetlands in Russia: Volume 1 (Krivenko, V.G. (ed). 1999. Wetlands International, 194 pp. [Russian edition 1998: Wetlands International Pub. 47, 256pp.]).

• Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance in Russian Federation, Ramsar Bureau.

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The "Action Plan for the Conservation of Migratory Anatidae in the East Asian Flyway" is a component of the "Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy", and the "Anatidae Site Network in the East Asian Flyway" is a programme of international co-operation to enhance the conservation of the wetlands of international importance for Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans) in the flyway under the "Action Plan". The "Anatidae Working Group" of Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Committee oversees the implementation of these programmes with technical support from Anatidae Flyway Officer. For further information, please contact the Anatidae Flyway Officer. Posted 14 May 1999, updated 28 March 2005.