Pryazovskyi National Nature Park

Pryazovskyi National Nature Park ( uk, Приазовський національний природний парк) is the second largest national park of Ukraine, covering the estuaries, coastal plains seaside landforms around the Molochna River estuary the Utlyuksky estuary, on the northwest coast of the Sea of Azov. The area is one of high biodiversity, protecting both steppe and aquatic habitats, and the unique transition zones in between. The wetlands support very large populations of nesting and migratory waterfowl. The park is crosses several administrative districts, including Pryazovske Raion, Melitopol Raion, Berdiansk Raion, and Yakymivka Raion in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Topography

Pryazovsky is a coastal strip on the northwest of the Azov Sea, about 20 miles south of the city of Melitopol. The area's estuaries (limans) are about 80% land and 20% water. The habits themselves show great diversity: steppe, coastal plain, floodplain swamps, estuaries with variable salinity, spits, peninsulas, sandy-shell islands, dunes and saline lakes. The largest river through the park is the Molochnyi River, which forms a saline liman (lagoon) off the Azov Sea. The park is connected by the thin Fedotova Spit to Biryuchyi Island in the Azov-Syvash National Nature Park.

Climate and ecoregion

The climate of Pryazovskyi is '' Humid continental climate - Hot summer sub-type'' (Köppen climate classification Dfa), with large seasonal temperature differentials and a hot summer (at least one month averaging over , mild winters, and relatively even precipitation through the year (no dry season). Precipitation in the park averages 300–400 mm/year, and evaporation is 800–900 mm/year. The temperature of the water ranges up to in June.

Pryazovskyi NNP is located in the ''Pontic–Caspian steppe'' ecoregion, a region that covers an expanse of grasslands stretching from the northern shores of the Black Sea to western Kazakhstan.

Park Development

As a national park, Pryazovskyi is laid out in zones providing for both protection and recreation.
* Protected zone: 8561 hectares (10%)
* "Stationary recreation" zone: 665 hectares (1%);
* "Regulated recreation" zone: - 7082 hectares (9%);
* Economic zone: 62,943 hectares (80%).
Pryazovskyi includes two wetlands of international importance "Ramsar site

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