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NO PROVINCE NATIONAL PARK NAME SURFACE AREA ANNOUNCEMENT
(Decare) YEAR
21 Balıkesir Kazdağı 20,935 17.04.1994
22 Antalya Altınbesik Cave 1,147 31.08.1994
23 Artvin Hatila Valley 16,944 31.08.1994
24 Artvin Karagöl-Sahara 3,251 31.08.1994
25 Rize Kaçkar Mountains 52,970 31.08.1994
26 Niğde Aladağlar 55,064 21.04.1995
27 Muğla Marmaris 29,206 08.03.1996
28 Muğla Saklıkent 1,643 06.06.1996
29 Çanakkale Troya T MP 13,517 07.11.1996
30 Denizli Honaz Mountain 9,429 21.04.1998
31 Kastamonu Küre Mountains 37,753 07.07.2000
32 Kars Sarıkamış Allahüekber Mountains 22,520 19.10.2004
33 Ağrı Ağrı Mountain 88,015 17.11.2004
34 Edirne Gala Lake 5,923 05.03.2005
35 Kayseri Sultan Reedy 24,358 17.03.2006
36 Şanlıurfa Tek Tek Mountains 19,335 29.05.2007
37 Kırklareli İğneada Longoz Forests 3,155 13.11.2007
38 Adana Yumurtalık Lagoon 16,980 06.12.2008
39 Erzurum Nene Hatun T MP 387 06.06.2009
40 Ankara Sakarya Pitched Battle T MP 13,850 08.02.2015
F.3.5. Wildlife Development Areas and Breeding Stations
Areas where wild animals that are in danger of extinction are naturally found within the fra-
mework of the Land Hunting Law No. 4915 are protected in order to protect these species toget-
her with their habitats without damaging their ecosystem features. In some areas, it also produ-
ces species. 84 Wildlife Development Areas have been declared in Türkiye. Protection efforts are
being carried out on a project basis for species such as the Anatolian Wild Sheep, Black Vulture,
Great Bustard, Wood Grouse, Gazelle, Hyena, Fallow Deer and Bald Ibis, which are in danger of
extinction. The populations of Wild Sheep (Ovis Gmelinii Anatolica) in Bozdağ, Konya, Gazelle
(Gazella Subgutturosa) in Kızılkuyu, Urfa, Bald Ibis (Geronticus Eremita) in Birecik, Urfa have been
protected and the extinction of these species has been partially prevented. In order to support
natural populations of wild animals by breeding and releasing them into nature, Red Deer (Cer-
vus Elaphus) breeding stations have been established in Istanbul Bahçeköy, Eskişehir-Mihalıççık,
Istanbul-Polenezköy and Samsun-Vezirköprü, Fallow Deer (Dama Dama) in Antalya Eşenadası,
Mountain Gazelle (Gazella Gazella) in Hatay Kırıkhan, Ankara Nallıhan (Ovis Gmelinii Anatolica)
and Gaziantep Erikçe (Gazella Subgutturosa) breeding stations have been established.
The number of wild animal species in Türkiye has been determined as 761. It has been recorded
that 150 of these species are mammals, 481 are birds and 130 are reptiles. A total of 629 species
of wild animals, including 121 mammals, 378 birds and 130 reptiles, have been protected, and a
total of 113 species, including 10 mammals and 103 birds, have been identified as game animals.
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