Lake Karakol in the Orenburg region has revived itself. In the last 12 years there has been no water in the reservoir located in the Svetlinsky Biological Reserve: the last time the lake was filled to the brim was in 2006.
Lake Karakol is fed by groundwater. This year, due to the flooding that the region suffered, as well as due to heavy and frequent rains, underground springs filled with water and returned the lost lake.
According to the Directorate of Specially Protected Natural Territories of Regional significance, before its disappearance, Karakol was a nesting place for waterfowl.
Now the birds are flocking to the lake again. According to experts, if the lake is filled in autumn, during the flight, up to 2,000-3,000 gray geese and up to 3,000 mallards will gather here, nia.eco reports.
Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished
