The Kalimok-Brushlen Protected Area is located on the territories of the municipalities of Tutrakan, Silistra region (74%) and Slivo Pole, Ruse region (26%). It occupies an area of 5952.34 hectares in the Tutrakan lowland within the borders of the villages of Babovo, Brushlen, Golyamo Vranovo and Ryahovo in the Slivo Pole Municipality, and the town of Tutrakan and the villages of Nova Cherna, Staro Selo and Tsar Samuil in the Tutrakan Municipality. It is one of the largest Bulgarian protected areas (5975 hectares). It also includes the Bulgarian islands on the Danube Mishka, Malak Brushlen, Golyam Brushlen, Pyasachnik, Kalimok, Radetski and one nameless one.
It was created with the aim of restoring and preserving one of the few remaining Danube wetlands and its unique biological diversity. With its marshes, reed beds, floodplain forests, wet meadows and sand dunes, it is a habitat for over 400 species of plants, 60 species of fish, 20 species of reptiles and amphibians, 40 species of mammals, 230 species of birds and thousands of species of invertebrates. Kalimok-Brushlen is a habitat for globally endangered bird species such as Dalmatian pelican, little cormorant and little egret, white-fronted goose, red-breasted goose, white-eyed grebe, water wagtail, meadow wagtail and others. Here is one of the largest heron colonies in Bulgaria, as well as one of the last remaining centuries-old elms, black poplars and Vardim oak in Bulgaria.
The protected area “Kalimok-Brashlen” was created with the aim of protecting one of the few remaining Danube wetlands and its unique biological diversity. The area under consideration can be characterized as one of the 10 most representative areas in the country. The main conservation value is determined by the presence of natural marsh, riparian and wetland habitats. The specified area is a habitat for a large number of rare nationally and European plant and animal species and ornithologically important sites. Due to the rich biodiversity available, the area is an attractive place for ecotourism.
The Kalimok-Brushlen Protected Area covers an area of about 6,000 hectares. It is located on the territory of the Coast and includes the Bulgarian islands on the Danube: Mishka, Malak Brushlen, Golyam Brushlen, Pyasachnik, Bezimenen, Kalimok and Radetski. In the protected area, the flora is represented by 109 species of algae, 10 species of bryophytes, 16 species of mushrooms, over 300 higher plants. The greatest wealth is the birds. Due to over 242 species of birds, of which 134 are nesting, the swamp near the town of Tutrakan has been declared by Bird Life International as an Important Ornithological Site. Ornithological observations are of the highest priority, because the birds are the most numerous, attractive and easy to observe.
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Protected area “Kalimok-Brushlen” has an overlap (partial or complete) with a protected area under the Habitats Directive “Kalimok – Brushlen” and a protected area under the Birds Directive “Kalimok Complex”
