Comenius project " Life by the water" Presentation about Atanasovo lake - close to Burgas and it is a Nature water reserve

1. Lakes in
Burgas
region 

2. AtAnAsoff lAke
• Atanasov lake is located north of Bourgas. The lake is
a coastal and a large variety of flora and fauna. Quite a
number of plants and animals that are found in the
lake and its surroundings are protected by the
Biodiversity Act

3. AnimAls
• There are
mammals: otter,
wild cat, vole, etc..
It is also Etruscan
shrew, which is the
smallest mammal
in the world. Of
great importance is
also the otter,
which has the
status of globally
threatened.

4. Birds
• Of particular
importance for the
flora of lake birds.
This is one of the
richest ornithological
point of view of places
in Bulgaria. Here a
small geographical
area there are over
70% of all bird species
occurring in the
territory of Bulgaria.

5. endAngered
species
• There have been over 300 bird species, of which
12 were declared endangered on a planetary
scale. Among them are:
• Dalmatian Pelican
• Pygmy Cormorant
• Red-breasted Goose
• Ferruginous Duck
• Corncrake.

6. BulgAriAn red
Book
• 17 species of birds
that nest on the
territory of Lake
Atanasov included in
Bulgaria's Red
Book: Common
Tern, Mediterranean
Gull and others. The
largest number of
birds can be seen
here during the
autumn migration.

7. VAyA - the BurgAs
lAke

8. come And see it!
• Bourgas Lake is a shallow Firth on the Black
Sea, west of Bourgas. It is the largest natural
lake in Bulgaria is separated from the sea.

9. some fActs ABout it
• Bottom of the Bourgas
Lake is covered with
clay sediments. Up
north of the lake has
several small wading
pool, and the
Northwest part
hatcheries have been
built. Its coasts are
covered with water-
weeds, mainly cane.
Now the waters are
heavily polluted.
Hooked up with carp.

10. ViA ponticA
• Passes over the lake Via Pontica - one of the largest air
highways for migratory birds from Europe. It nest 254
bird species, 61 of which are included in the Red Book
of Bulgaria.

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generAl secondAry shool
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