The Upper Tisa Valley. Preparatory proposal for Ramsay

with River Iza where the valley turns to the northeast and the storks to the
southeast.
The waters of the Upper Tisa system never get frozen completely during
wintertime, a fact that allows many waterfowls to winter in the area, out of which
the most predominant is the Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), with its numbers often
exceeding several thousands. The Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) is also
important, but other species such as Mute swans (Cygnus olor), Goosanders
(Mergus merganser) or Goldeneyes (Bucephala clangula) and Tufted Ducks
(Aythya fuligula), etc. also appear here.
Regions adjacent to the suggested "Upper Tisa" protected area play a significant
role in assuring necessary food supply during the migration of these bird
populations.
General location: The Upper Tisa collects its water from the south-western parts of
the Carpathians from Tatra Mountain up to Rodna Mountain, in a geographic area
situated on the territories of Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine and Hungary. The
Romanian area of the Upper Tisa is situated in north-northwestern Romania,
entirely within Maramuresh County. The Upper Tisa borders Romania and
Ukraine along a length of 62 km, directed from east to west, with the width of its
upper flood plain varying between 50-150 m and the lower flood plain between
150-700 m. Settlements situated along the Upper Tisa on Romanian territory,
from its entrance to the country to its exit, are as follows:
All the places mentioned above are situated at the border of the proposed wetland
and have direct influence upon it through human activities taking place there.
By their nature, the protected areas are mostly lands on which human activities
cannot be carried out, except for occasional usage; oxbow lakes, areas of ponds
covered by forest vegetation on gravel grounds, banks, alluvial gravel grounds,
etc.
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