Key Biodiversity Areas

Cang Shan Er Hai Nature Reserve (15568)
China (mainland), Asia

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Cang Shan Er Hai Nature Reserve
Central coordinates: Latitude: 25.8000, Longitude: 100.1167
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 1560 to 4122
Area of KBA (km2): 596.99681
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: Cang Shan Er Hai is composed of Cang Shan mountain and Er Hai lake. The Cang Shan area is mostly above 2,000 m.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Additional biodiversity: Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected plants include Taxus wallichiana, Taiwania cryptomerioides and Tetracentron sinense. Animals include Panthera pardus, Neofelis nebulosa, Selenarctos thibetanus, Ailurus fulgens, Cervus unicolor and Naemorhedus goral. Endemic fish include Cyprinus megalophtlalmus, Cyprinus longipectoralis, Cyprinus barbatus, Cyprinus daliensis, Cyprinus crassilabris, Barbodes exiguus, Barbodes daliensis and Schizothorax (Racoma) taliensis.
Delineation rationale: Polygon from Conservation International (CI). Accuracy probably OK.

Habitats

Land use: nature conservation and research (62%) | water management (5%)
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Shrubland17
Grassland17
Wetlands(Inland)5
Forest62

Threats

Threat level 1Threat level 2Threat level 3Timing
Biological resource useGathering terrestrial plantsUnintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)Only in the future
PollutionIndustrial & military effluentsType Unknown/UnrecordedOnly in the future
PollutionDomestic & urban waste waterType Unknown/UnrecordedOnly in the future
Human intrusions & disturbanceRecreational activitiesOngoing