Surface area:
17,143 ha
Elevation: 662-1,077 m
Protection
status: Unprotected.
Site description: The site
comprises saline lake, stretching from northeast to southwest, located in 5 km north
of the Selenge River valley. There are extensive agricultural fields, covered
areas till western and southern shores of the lake, while there are large
wetlands in the east and northeastern side. In the wet years, when the Selenge
River floods it enters to the lake and increases water level of the lake,
extending it to the northeast. Except the marshy area in the east, all the rest
surrounding areas of the lake are used for agriculture.
Importance for birds: Globally
threatened bird species such as Swan
Goose (Anser cygnoides) and Great Bustard (Otis tarda) occur at the site. Bean Goose (Anser
fabalis), Greylag Goose (A. anser) and Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna
ferruginea) and Demoiselle
Cranes (Anthropoides virgo) gather here in flocks, exceeding 1% of their
flyway populations.
Special flora
and fauna: Grey Wolf (Canis
lupus), Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), Pallas’s Cat (Felis manul) and
Siberian Marmot (Marmota sibirica), listed in Red Data Book of Mongolia, occur at the site.