Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park | |
Iucn Category: | II |
Map: | Ukraine |
Relief: | yes |
Location: | Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine |
Area Km2: | 278.65 |
Established: | January 1, 2010 |
Website: | http://tuzlim.org.ua/uk/ |
Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park is a Protected area located in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion of Odesa Oblast, southern Ukraine. The park was set up by decree of the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, on January 1, 2010.[1] [2]
The territory of the National Park includes the group of Tuzly Lagoons: which consist of parts of the larger lagoons Shahany, Alibey, Burnas; and the small lagoons Solone Ozero, Khadzhyder, Karachaus, Budury, Martaza, Mahala, Malyi Sasyk, and Dzhantshey.
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, dead Black Sea bottlenose dolphins washed up at the park's coastline. This continued until 2023 when the fighting in the Black Sea shifted further east.[3]