Zapaden Balkan   (Unique identification code in the register: BG0002002)

Category: PZ under the Bird Directive

Map:
Map of the object

Area: 146832.47 hectares

Location:
1. District: Montana, Municipality: Berkovitsa, Locality: Barzia, Berkovitsa, Chereshovitsa, Kotenovtsi
2. District: Montana, Municipality: Chiprovtsi, Locality: Belimel, Chelyustnitsa, Chiprovtsi, Gorna Kovachitsa, Gorna Luka, Martinovo, Mitrovtsi, Prevala, Zhelezna
3. District: Montana, Municipality: Georgi Damyanovo, Locality: Chemish, Dalgi del, Diva Slatina, Gavril Genovo, Govezhda, Kamenna Riksa, Kopilovtsi, Vidlitsa
4. District: Montana, Municipality: Montana, Locality: Belotintsi, Dolna Verenitsa, Gorna Verenitsa, Gorno Tserovene, Montana, Smolyanovtsi, Vinishte
5. District: Montana, Municipality: Varshets, Locality: Gorna Bela rechka, Spanchevtsi, Varshets
6. District: Sofia, Municipality: Godech, Locality: Barlya, Gintsi, Godech, Komshtitsa
7. District: Sofia, Municipality: Svoge, Locality: Druzhevo, Gubislav, Zanoge
8. District: Vidin, Municipality: Belogradchik, Locality: Belogradchik, Borovitsa, Chiflik, Dabravka, Granichak, Granitovo, Krachimir, Oshane, Prauzhda, Prolaznitsa, Rayanovtsi, Salash, Slivovnik, Stakevtsi, Struindol
9. District: Vidin, Municipality: Chuprene, Locality: Chuprene, Dolni Lom, Gorni Lom, Protopopintsi, Replyana, Sredogriv, Targovishte, Varbovo
10. District: Vidin, Municipality: Dimovo, Locality: Bela, Oreshets, Varbovchets, Yanyovets
11. District: Vidin, Municipality: Makresh, Locality: Podgore, Rakovitsa
12. District: Vidin, Municipality: Ruzhintsi, Locality: Gyurgich, Pleshivets

Falls in the territory of the following Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water (RIEW):
1. Montana - ul. "Julius Irasek"4 p.k.55
2. Sofiia - bul."Tsar Boris III" №136

Ordinance for announcement:
Ordinance No.РД-119 from 09.02.2012 2-1-2002-119-2012

Ordinance for change:

Record for protected zone (link):

Aims of the declaration:
1. Protection and maintenance of the habitats of the birds under item 2 to reach their favorable conservation status.
2. Restoration of the habitats of the birds under item 2, which is necessary to reach their improve the favorable conservation condition.

Objects of protection (species or habitats):
1. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 3 from Biological Diversity Act: Black Storck (Ciconia nigra), White Stork (Ciconia ciconia), European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus), Black Kite (Milvus migrans), Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), Short-toed Snake Eagle (Circaetus gallicus), Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina), Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus), Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes), Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus), Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca), Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni), Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca), Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug), Hazel Grouse (Bonasa bonasia), Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), Corn Crake (Crex crex), Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo), Ural Owl (Strix uralensis), Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus), Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), European Roller (Coracias garrulus), Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus), Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius), White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos), Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus), Woodlark (Lullula arborea), Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris), Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio), Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor), Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva), Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata), Ortolan (Emberiza hortulana);
2. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 4 from Biological Diversity Act: Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo), Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo), Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius), Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster).

Current prohibitions and regimes:
1. It is prohibited afforestation of meadows, pastures and grassland, as well as to transform it in area under cultivation and permanent crops;
2. It is prohibited to use pesticides and fertilizers in pastures and meadows;
3. It is prohibited mowing of meadows before 15 June, as well as from the periphery to the center;
4. It is prohibited the construction of wind generators for electricity at the treeline (800 m altitude), except those for which at the date of promulgation of the arrest in the ''Official Gazette" has started proceedings under Chapter Six of the Law for Environmental Protection and / or art. 31 of the Law for Biodiversity. The regime does not apply to wind generators used as their own sources of electricity.
5. It is prohibited to use unselected preventive for pest control in the agriculture.

Overlapping (partial or full):
1. Natural Monument: Belogradchishki Skali
2. Natural Monument: Boroviyat Kamak
3. Natural Monument: Durshin Vodopad
4. Natural Monument: Haydushkite Vodopadi
5. Natural Monument: Peshtera Mishin Kamak
6. Natural Monument: Peshterite Levi I Desni Suhi Pech
7. Natural Monument: Vodnia Skok
8. Natural Monument: Vodopad na Reka Stakevska v mestnostta Byalata Voda
9. Protected Site: Chuprenski Buki
10. Protected Site: Kopren-Ravno Buche-Kalimanitsa-Deyanitsa
11. Protected Site: Shabovitsa
12. Protected Site: Sto Ovtsi
13. Protected Site: Uruchnik
14. Protected Site: Usketo
15. Reserve: Chuprene
16. Reserve: Gornata Koria
17. PZ under the Habitat Directive: Zapadna Stara planina i Predbalkan

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Last update of the web application: 01.08.2011
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