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wildlife sanctuary
Definition:
1) An area, usually in natural condition, which is reserved (set aside) by a governmental or private agency for the protection of particular species of animals during part or all of the year.
2) An area designated for the protection of wild animals, within which hunting and fishing is either prohibited or strictly controlled.
(Source: UNUN / LANDY)
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protected area |
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bird sanctuary |
Scope note:
scope note is not available
Groups:
LAND (landscape, geography)
Themes:
biology
environmental policy
natural areas, landscape, ecosystems
Other relations:
- Wikipedia article
- Wildlife refuge
- Has close match
- UMTHES: Wildreservat
| Arabic: | حَرَم الحياة البرية |
| Basque: | basa-bizitzaren erreserba |
| Bulgarian: | Убежище за дивия живот |
| Catalan: | santuari de flora i fauna salvatge |
| Chinese: | 野生动植物保护区 |
| Croatian: | utočište za divlje životinje |
| Czech: | rezervace zvířat volně žijících |
| Danish: | naturreservat |
| Dutch: | reservaat voor in het wild levende planten en dieren |
| English (US): | wildlife sanctuary |
| Estonian: | loomahoiuala |
| Finnish: | rauhoitusalue |
| French: | sanctuaire faunique |
| German: | Wildreservat |
| Greek: | καταφύγιο άγριων ζώων (αγριμιών) |
| Hungarian: | vadvilág védelmi terület |
| Irish: | tearmann fiadhúlra |
| Italian: | santuario naturale |
| Latvian: | savvaļas patvērums |
| Lithuanian: | laukinės gamtos draustinis |
| Maltese: | santwarju għall-annimali selvaġġi |
| Norwegian: | viltreservat |
| Polish: | ostoja dzikiej przyrody |
| Portuguese: | vida selvagem (santuário) |
| Romanian: | sanctuar al florei şi faunei sălbatice |
| Russian: | заповедник дикой природы |
| Slovak: | rezervácia voľne žijúcich druhov |
| Slovenian: | območje zavarovane narave |
| Spanish: | santuario de flora y fauna salvaje |
| Swedish: | naturreservat |
| Turkish: | mutlak koruma alanı |
| Ukrainian: | заповідник дикої природи |
Concept URL: <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/9321>
