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Zone humide Ramsar / Sfax

Salines de Thyna

Zone humide Ramsar
Sfax
Superficie
33.43KM2
Protégée
2007

The working saltpans south of Sfax, a chain of shallow evaporation basins that has become one of the most important wader sites on the Gulf of Gabes. Flamingos, avocets, slender-billed gulls and thousands of small waders use the pans through the winter.

Règles

UN PERMIS EST NÉCESSAIRE POUR LA VISITE

PERMIS
The saltworks are private industrial property; birdwatching access is arranged with the operator or a local guide.
GUIDE
Recommended, both for access and for finding the productive pans.
SAISON
Autumn to spring for waders and wintering flamingos.
RÈGLES
Keep to the dykes and do not disturb roosting flocks; the pans are an active salt works with vehicle traffic.

Bon à savoir

Habitat
Coastal saltpans, intertidal mud and sabkha south of Sfax
Wildlife
Greater flamingo, pied avocet, slender-billed gull, little stint and great crested grebe
Status
Ramsar site 1709, designated 7 November 2007, 3343 ha
Getting there
At Thyna, about 12 km south of Sfax, next to the Roman site of Thaenae

Photographies

Sources

Photos : El Golli Mohamed (CC BY-SA 4.0)