Ostrov Lakat   (Unique identification code in the register: BG0002091)

Category: PZ under the Bird Directive

Map:
Map of the object

Area: 1260.94 hectares

Location:
District: Pleven, Municipality: Nikopol, Locality: Dragash voyvoda, Nikopol

Falls in the territory of the following Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water (RIEW):
Pleven - ul."Aleksander Stambolijski"1A

Ordinance for announcement:
Ordinance No.РД-512 from 22.08.2008 2-1-2091-512-2008

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: Gavia arctica, Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus), Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus), Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), Great Egret (Egretta alba), White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) , Smew (Mergus albellus), White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla);
2. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 4 from Biological Diversity Act: Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus), Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons), Greylag Goose (Anser anser), Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope), Gadwall (Anas strepera), Common Teal (Anas crecca), Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Garganey (Anas querquedula), Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata), Common Pochard (Aythya ferina), Tufted Duck ( Aythya fuligula), Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), Common Merganser (Mergus merganser).

Current prohibitions and regimes:
1. It is prohibited the construction of new ports, terminals and industrial enterprises;
2. It is prohibited the destruction of island formations;
3. It is prohibited to deposit or temporary storage waste;
4. It is prohibited to carry out drainage ang overdrying activities or modifying the natural water system of zatons, swamps, meadows and natural water sites, while carring out activities to improve the status of the water ecosystems and habitats;
5. It is prohibited to remove landscape features (single and group trees) in the agricultural land;
6. It is prohibited afforestation of meadows, pastures and grassland, as well as to transform it in area under cultivation and permanent crops;
7. It is prohibited felling which lead to decrease or substitute the species;
8. It is prohibited to carry out felling in range of 300 m. around the nests of raptors and around nesting colonies of herons and cormorants during the nesting season (March 1 to July 31);
9. It is prohibited to use unselected preventive for pest control in the forests;

Overlapping (partial or full):
1. Natural Park: Persina
2. PZ under the Habitat Directive: Persina

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Last update of the web application: 01.08.2011
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