Introduction to the Network Sites Torey Lakes Chita Oblast', Russian Federation [ in Japanese ] [ Back ]

The site "Torey Lakes" provides a representative example of natural wetlands of the Mongol-Manzurian steppe with the largest enlosed soda lakes in the Trans-Baikal area of Chita Region, near the border with Mongolia, a Ramsar Site (172,500 ha, 49°55' - 50°14'N, 115°05' - 115°58'E). The site consists of two large lakes of Barun-Torey and Zoon-Torey, and terrestrial steppe ecosystems. The site includes the Daursky Zapovednik (44,752 ha) that composes the Dauria International Protected Area with the Mongol-Daguur Zapovednik (Mongolia) and the Dallay-Nor Nature Reserve (China).

The site is an important staging area for migratory Anatidae including c. 2,500 geese (Anser anser, A. fabalis serrirostris and A.f. middendorfi), 5,000 shelducks (Tadorna ferruginea and T. tadorna), 20,000 ducks (Anas platyrhynchos, A. poecilorhyncha, A. crecca, A. formosa, A. falcata, A. strepera, A. penelope, A. acuta, A. clypeata and Aythya ferina).

A number of rare and endangered waterbird species, including Swan Goose Anser cygnoides (6-52 pairs) and Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri (1-2 pairs), breed on Lake Barun-Torey. For the Swan Goose, the site is an important moulting area: in some years, moulting concentrations reach 400 to 1,000 individuals.

The management authority of the Site is:

Administration of the Daursky Nature Reserve
P.O.Box 23, Nizhni Tsasuchei, Chita Region 674480, Russia

Summarised from Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands, compiled in June 1997 by Ekaterina Tkachenko, Daursky Nature Reserve

Activities in the Site:

• Report of the importance of Torey Lakes for Swan Goose, in Anet Newsletter No.3, November 2002.

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

• Ramsar database sheet for Torey Lakes, 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.

• Daursky Biosphere Reserve in UNESCO MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory website.

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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 4 February 2003.