Būtingė Bird Marshes Ornithological Reserve

Identification code: 0210602000015. Date of establishment: 01.03.1990. Date of registration in the cadastre: 04.12.2007 09:19:35 OBJECTID 20766. Area, ha: 38.845239. Name of the reserve: Būtingės Bird Marshes Ornithological Reserve. Type of reserve: Natural. International importance of the protected area or part thereof: None. Location: Palanga City Municipality. Established by: Palanga Executive Committee. Establishment act: Palanga Executive Committee Resolution No. 29 of 1 March 1990. Significance of the reserve: Municipal. Type of reserve: Zoological – ornithological. Municipal reserves are established in the territory of a municipality which have natural, cultural, scientific, educational or social value at the municipal or regional level, are important for the preservation of the landscape and biological diversity, the development of educational tourism, and for the preservation of which it is necessary to establish a special protection regime. Reserves may be established in areas where no other protected areas (national parks, national reserves, and others, except for ecological protection zones) have been established. Only objects that have not been declared state-protected natural heritage objects may be declared as objects.