Approximately 2023 thousand people visited the Kızılırmak Delta Bird Sanctuary, located in Samsun and on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, in 100.
Kızılırmak Delta Bird Sanctuary, one of Turkey's most important wetlands, hosts hundreds of thousands of migratory birds every year. Located on the borders of Samsun's 19 Mayıs, Bafra and Alaçam districts, with an area of 56 thousand hectares, Kızılırmak Delta Bird Sanctuary is one of the most important points where wildlife is protected in Turkey. On April 13, 2016, human intervention in natural life was minimized with the practices carried out by Samsun Metropolitan Municipality in the Kızılırmak Delta Bird Sanctuary, which was included in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Tentative List. Visitors to the Kızılırmak Delta Bird Sanctuary, where positive feedback has been rapidly received from Samsun Metropolitan Municipality's conservation efforts, can only visit the delta with bicycles, electric bicycles and battery-powered vehicles. In this context, it was stated that approximately 2023 thousand people visited the delta in 100.
With the measures implemented, the number of both birds and other wild animals in the delta increases every year, and migratory birds can be observed intensively in the delta, especially during the winter period.
THE TARGET IS HIGHER IN 2024
Samsun Metropolitan Municipality Business and Subsidiaries Department Head Assoc.Prof.Dr. Mustafa Güler stated that Kızılırmak Delta Bird Sanctuary is a very important wetland not only for Samsun and Turkey, but also for the world, and said, “As the Metropolitan Municipality, we strive to provide the best service to our guests as well as to ensure the protection of the natural wonder region. The region, which attracts great attention from photographers and nature enthusiasts, is becoming more attractive every day. This year the delta hosted approximately 100 thousand visitors. "The goal is to host a higher number of visitors in 2024," he said.
HOST 365 SEPARATE SPECIES
Kızılırmak Delta Bird Sanctuary, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, hosts 24 of the 15 bird species in danger of extinction and 500 of the 365 bird species seen in the country, with its habitat diversity and fauna-rich population. The delta, where 140 species of birds breed, is on the route of more than 7 million migratory birds every year. It hosts thousands of storks, especially in the spring season.