Suivi ornithologique dans le parc de Muraviovka (Russie) en 2015

The Far Eastern Federal District is the easternmost part of Russia, at the east of the Lena River. This vast and sparsely populated region is composed of several federal units, including the Amur Oblast, located 5,620 km east of Moscow. It covers an area of ​​363,700 km2 and is named after the Amur River which borders it (and which also forms the border between Russia and China). This territorial division includes mountainous areas partly covered with vast coniferous and mixed forests (threatened by a massive deforestation) and plains with vast wetlands. The birdlife in this part of Russia is rich and varied and is composed of European, Siberian, Chinese and Japanese species.
The Muraviovka park was created in 1996 in the Zea-Burea floodplain along the Amur River. It protects more than 5,400 hectares of wetlands and Mongolian oak forests and is home to rare breeding birds such as the Red-crowned Crane, the White-naped Crane and the Oriental White Stork, and numerous migrants including the rare Siberian Crane. This protected area and the adjacent territories were registered in 1995 on the Ramsar list. It is the first Russian protected area managed by non-governmental structures.
The aim of the Amur Bird Project is to study the birdlife along the Amur River and to promote environmental education. Its 2015 Muraviovka park birding report is now available and we publish there a French version.