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The Lower Prut UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

The natural and cultural Pearl of Southern Moldova

"Lower Prut" UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

With a total area of over 14.7 thousand hectares, the Biosphere Reserve “Lunca Prutului” comprises nine localities south of Cahul, namely : Crihana Veche, Manta, Vadul lui Isac, Colibasi, Brânza, Văleni, Slobozia Mare, Câşlița-Prut and Giurgiulesti village, including 824 hectares of forest.

Here live no less than 200 birds species, 40 species of mammals and more than 300 types of plants. Many of these are included in the Red Book of Moldova as endangered species

The Lower Prut Biosphere Reserve represents the entrance to the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve. It lies on the flyway route for more than a hundred birds species and is the nesting site and resting / wintering place for many of the passing migratory birds.

The territory of the natural park has been declared a Site of Community Importance (SCI) ROSCI0105, as an integral part of the European ecological network Nature 2000, and the entire territory of the park has been designated as a Special Area of Avifauna Protection (SPA) within the European ecological network Nature 2000 , by Government Decision’s no. 1284 / 24.10.2007.

1. The Bread Museum also has an exhibition hall where the ritual bread is presented, specific to the area.
2. The Traditional Peasant Court "Casa Dorului" from Văleni village is a model of a peasant cottage, from late 19th century and beginning of the twentieth. The museum is a point of coagulation of the local community, organizing festive events, sittings, or fairs of folk craftsmen in the area, in a traditional setting
3. The path of Petru Rareş. The voivod (king) passed here, accompanied by fishermen, selling fish to Galaţi.
4. The Văleni Golden Hills - a natural monument, which has preserved skeletal remains of creatures from the Pliocene and Pleistocene.
5. The Museum of History and Study Slobozia Mare started its activity in 1992. Through its collections of documents, photography, clothing reflects the history of the locality.
6. The administration of the natural reserve "Prutul de Jos" is located in the village of Slobozia Mare and belongs to the State Agency for Forestry "Moldsilva".
7. Lake Beleu is the main geographical component of the "Lower Prut " Bioshpere reserve, a relic of the Danube freshwater estuary, which covers an area of 628 ha.
8. The ichthyofauna of Lake Beleu is represented by over 27 species of fish: bream, carp, salamander, catfish, rice, perch, sun, etc.
9. The Beleu Lake amphibian family consists of 9 species, including: the large pond frog, the small pond frog, the brown field frog, the ridge newt, the common newt, the green toad, the frog, the red-bellied spring.
10. The rickshaws grow in the north-eastern part of the reservation, forming a belt of 24 ha along the shore of Lake Beleu. The main components of wicker are willow species: Salix trianda, Salix cinerea, Salix viminalis.
11. White water lily (Nymphaea alba) is an aquatic plant with a thick, strong rhizome, with numerous horizontally branched roots, with the help of which it fixes well on the bottom of standing water.
12. Manolescu Brook - serves to accumulate water in Beleu Lake.
13. Cioroiu is an intact area of Lake Beleu where the small cormorant, the yellow heron, the white egret, the gypsy, the shovel can nest- species included in the Red Book of Moldova.
14. The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) is a waterfowl, diurnal that nests in colonies through willows or poplars.
15. In the scientific reservation "Prutul de Jos" there are commonly two species of pelican - common (Pelecanus onocrotalus) and curly (Pelecanus crispus). These are aquatic species that feed on fish, tadpoles and small crustaceans.
16. Lebedinca is an area of Lake Beleu where specimens of the swan (Cygnus olor) and the song swan (Cygnus cygnus) are found.
17. The summer swan (Cygnus olor) is the most numerous and widespread species that nests in the compact reeds in the Cioroiu and Sibirca sector.
18. Popovca Brook accumulates water in Lake Beleu.
19. Rotaru Brooks serves to drain the waters from Beleu Lake.
20. Nevodului Brook separates the lands of Slobozia Mare village and the "Prutul de Jos" Reservation. It also drains from Beleu Lake into the Prut river

The Lower Prut UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

"Lower Prut" UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

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