KUNGAK

KUNGAK, a zoological wildlife reserve of area 3.8 thous. ha near the Meleuz. It was organized to protect the habitat of the fresh‑water turtle and to restore the populations of valuable and rare animal species (2002). The following rare plants, included in The Red List of the RB, grow in K.: Astragalus helmii, Hedysarum argyrophyllum, etc; Iris pumila, Stipa pennata, Stipa zalesskii, Fritillaria ruthe- nica, etc, included in The Red List of the RF. The wildlife reserve is inhabited by true otter, gray partridge, garden dormouse, great jerboa, blindworm, east steppe viper, smooth snake, fresh‑water turtle, etc, included in The Red List of the RB; golden eagle, imperial eagle, white‑tailed eagle, eagle owl, freshwater sculpin, European grayling, included in The Red Lists of the RB and RF.