Madatapa Managed Reserve

Madatapa Managed Reserve (Georgian: მადათაფის ტბის აღკვეთილი) is a protected area in Ninotsminda Municipality in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. It protects Madatapa Lake situated in the south-eastern part of the volcanic Javakheti Plateau, at an altitude of 2108 m above sea level.[1]

Madatapa Managed Reserve
Georgian: მადატაფა
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Madatapa Lake
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Location	Georgia
Coordinates	41°10′46″N 43°46′59″E
Area	13.98 km^2 (5.40 sq mi)
Established	2011
Governing body	Agency of Protected Areas
Website	Javakheti Protected Areas Administration

Madatapa Managed Reserve is part of Javakheti Protected Areas which also includes Javakheti National Park, Kartsakhi Managed Reserve, Sulda Managed Reserve, Khanchali Managed Reserve, Bugdasheni Managed Reserve.[2]

Pelicans at Madatapa lake.

Fauna

Madatapa Lake is one of the most important in Georgia for breeding and staging waterbirds such as the endangered Dalmatian pelican.[3]

See also

• Javakheti National Park

References

1. Madatapa in Georgia Protected Planet
2. Javakheti Protected Areas Administration
3. Evans, M. I.; Heath, Melanie F. (2000). Important bird areas in Europe: priority sites for conservation. BirdLife International. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-946888-35-1. Retrieved 6 October 2011.