Gülchö Game Reserve

Gülchö Game Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Gulcha zoological reserve in Alai district, Osh region
Map showing the location of Gülchö Game Reserve
Map showing the location of Gülchö Game Reserve
Map of Kyrgyzstan
LocationOsh Region, Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates40°29′N 73°14′E / 40.48°N 73.23°E / 40.48; 73.23[1]
Area600 hectares (1,500 acres)
Established1968

Gülchö Game Reserve is a protected area in Alay District, Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan.[2][3] It was established in 1968 with a purpose of conservation of sea-buckthorn inhabited by pheasant. The reserve covers 600 hectares (1,500 acres) in the floodplain of the river Kurshab.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Gulchin Wildlife Refuge". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ^ "Gulchin". protected planet.
  3. ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 86–91.
  4. ^ Ошская область:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Osh Oblast] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1987. p. 445.
  5. ^ "Гүлчө заказниги" [Gülchö Reserve] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 309.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)