Mongolia, Russia

Landscapes of Dauria

WHS Score 2.06 Votes 5 Average 2.6

The Landscapes of Dauria comprise undisturbed and diverse examples of Eurasian steppe with their characteristic wildlife.

The area, which is composed of four reserves in Russia and Mongolia, holds many lakes and wetlands. It is an important breeding ground for three crane species and a breeding and resting place for millions of migrating birds along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. It also supports the annual migration route of the Mongolian Gazelle.

Community Perspective: Martina has been the only one to review this so far, describing a visit to Adon Chelon. She approached from the Russian side, where most parts need a permit secured well in advance.

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Site Info

Official Information
Full Name
Landscapes of Dauria (ID: 1448)
Countries
Mongolia Russia
Status
Inscribed 2017 Site history
History of Landscapes of Dauria
WHS Type
Natural
Criteria
  • ix
  • x
Links
UNESCO
whc.unesco.org
All Links
UNESCO.org
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Community Information

  • Community Category
  • Wildlife habitat: Fauna
Travel Information
Transboundary sites
One thousand visitors or fewer
One thousand visitors or fewer
"“The managers of Daursky SNBR are moving very cautiously and …
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Ecology
  • Mammal Migrations
    supports one of the last truly mass ungulate migrations in Central Asia, that of the Mongolian Gazelle (AB ev)
  • Steppe
    "several protected areas in the northern part of the Daurian steppe ecoregion which occupy large areas of the transition from taiga to desert, including various steppe ecosystems" (OUV)
  • Bird Migrations
    resting place for more than 3 million migrating birds within the East Asia - Australasian flyway (AB ev)
Damaged
  • Poaching
    Illegal hunting of the Tarbagan Marmot on the Mongolian side
World Heritage Process
WHS on Other Lists
Visiting conditions
  • One thousand visitors or fewer
    "“The managers of Daursky SNBR are moving very cautiously and do not plan to greatly increase the number of tourists, currently the park receives about 600 visitors per year. In Mongolia there is no systematic visitor counting.” (IUCN Outlook 2020)"
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First published: 08/10/20.

Martina Rúčková

Landscapes Of Dauria

Landscapes of Dauria (Inscribed)

Landscapes of Dauria by Martina Rúčková

Searching high and low for unvisited WHSs in Russia, we followed a visit to Sikhote-Alin to a visit to Dauria on the Russian side. From what we understood, the most interesting aspect of the site are lakes that dry out and then refill with water in 30 year cycles. Those attract many interesting species of birds and the stepe is a wonderful place to look for all kinds of fauna and flora. However, as for the lakes, that's a visit to be planned well in advance - they are located in the border zone and you have to file an entry permit with Russian FSB - not a problem, but it takes 60 days to be issued. We did not have luxury of such time advance as we planned a trip something like three weeks before we departed. But fear not, there is a pocket of a place inscribed as the core zone called Adon Chelon, which means "A herd of stone horses" in translation.

We wrote to the Dauria National Park Administration and I have to say, after initial radio silence for a couple of days, they were extremely helpful: they arranged transport to and from Chita (main access hub) for us, along with accomodation and the excursion itself. For the visit to the park, make sure to arrange their transport with the UAZ vehicle as most of the hour-long drive is on a dirt road. The accomodation is basic but clean with a small kitchenette. Meals in …

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