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Larache wetlands and low Loukkos Marshes

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Province of Larache. the Larache wetland ( 35�08'12 N- 5�58'67) occur in the north-of Morocco 150 km North of Rabat and 80 km south of Tangier. 4 kM far from the atlantic coast. it's fed by the river of Loukkos,the water table and also conditioned by the rain in winter.

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The vegetation is rich and abundant (scirpus, reeds, Iris, water lilies,typha, ...) in addition to that the place presents a mosaic of habitat (Cork oak forest,rice plantations, fields,..). Many species of birds can be seen in this place. According to Imad Cherkaoui, 2004; 216 species was seen in the four last years; most of them are water dependent. In fact, the most famous bird of the site are :

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Birds you can see here include:

Little Bittern, Great Bittern, Glossy Ibis, Greater Flamingo, Eurasian Spoonbill, Ferruginous Duck, Marbled Duck, Montagu's Harrier, Lesser Kestrel, Baillon's Crake, Purple Swamphen, Red-knobbed Coot, Whiskered Tern, African Marsh Owl, Red-necked Nightjar, Savi's Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Moustached Warbler, Dartford Warbler, Reed Bunting (the only population of this birds known Africa live here).

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The place undergoes lots of human pressures (poaching, pollution, disturbance, pasture, eggs collecting).

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[edit] External Links

• African Bird Club: Morocco and Western Sahara
• Larache on Googlemaps

Content and images originally posted by jynxtorquilla