Lunca Joasă a Prutului Inferior Natural Park | |
Alt Name: | Parcul Natural Lunca Joasă a Prutului Inferior |
Iucn Category: | V |
Nearest City: | Tecuci |
Location: | Galați County |
Map: | Romania |
Coordinates: | 46.088°N 28.093°W |
Coords Ref: | [1] |
Area: | 8.247ha |
Established: | 2005 |
The Lunca Joasă a Prutului Inferior Natural Park (ro|Parcul Natural Lunca Joasă a Prutului Inferior) is a protected area (natural park category V IUCN) situated in Romania, in Galați County.[2]
The Natural Park is situated in the inferior course of Prut River, in the administrative territory of Berești-Meria, Nicorești, Cavadinești, Oancea, Suceveni, Vlădeşti, Tulucești, Vânători communes, in the north-eastern part of Galați county.
The Lunca Joasă a Prutului Inferior with an area of 8.247 ha[3] was declared natural protected area by the Government Decision Number 2152 on November 30, 2004 (published in Romanian Official Paper Number 38 on January 12, 2005)[4] and represents a wetland (with canals, lakes, swamps, floodplains) of internacional importance especially for waterfowl habitat, or mammals, fish and plant species
Protected areas included in park: Ostrovul Prut, Pochina Lake and Vlășcuța Lake.