Bugyly Nature Reserve

Bugyly Nature Reserve (Kazakh: Бұғылы қорықшасы, romanized: Būğyly qoryqşasy) is a protected area in the Kazakh Uplands, Kazakhstan. Administratively it is located in the Shet District of the Karaganda Region.^[1]

Bugyly Nature Reserve
Бұғылы қорықшасы
Panorama of the nature reserve
Location in Kazakhstan
Type	Zoological reserve
Location	Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
Nearest city	Karaganda
Coordinates	49°00′N 73°04′E
Area	8,500 ha (85 km2)
Created	1976
Operated by	Main Department of Zapovedniks and Game Management - Republic of Kazakhstan

Description

The Bugyly Nature Reserve protected area covers 8,500 ha (21,000 acres) of the Bugyly and Zhaksy Tagyly ranges. The landscape is made up of flat or undulating steppe, as well as two mountain ranges of moderate altitude. The vegetation includes low shrub and grasses, such as meadowsweet, Siberian peashrub, wormwood and feather grass. In the narrow river gorges birch, aspen, willow and raspberry thickets may be found. Among the animals protected by the reserve, the roe deer, deer, hare, badger, wolf, fox, grouse and partridge deserve mention.^[2][3]

See also

• Kazakh Steppe