Aggel state nature reserve
Area - 4400 hectares. It encloses Lake Aggel area of water. Preserved Lake
Aggel (White Lake) can be named "ornithological oasis" - this is not
only a preserved area but one of the important wintering places in the
republic.
20 species of fishes inhabit in the reserve. Green toad, lake and ordinary
frogs are to be met out of amphibians in the reserve. Out of reptiles - there
are Caspian and marsh turtles, ordinary and water snakes. 134 species of birds
are included in ornithofauna. There are Marble- teal, Pink and Curly Pelicans.
22 species are presented out of mammals. Wild boar, coypu and cane cat are
to be often found. Unique colonial nests of waders and long-legged birds were
preserved here.
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