Baydar Nature Reserve

Baidarka Nature Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Nearest citySevastopol
Coordinates44°27′30″N 33°49′00″E / 44.45833°N 33.81667°E / 44.45833; 33.81667
Area21,231 ha (212.31 km2)
Established31 May 1990

Baydar Nature Reserve (Ukrainian: Байда́рський заказник, romanized: Baidarskyi zakaznyk; Russian: Байдарский заказник, romanized: Baydarsky zakaznik) is a regional nature reserve (zakaznik) located in the city of Sevastopol in Crimea, a region internationally recognised as Ukraine but occupied by Russia since 2014. The Baydar Nature Reserve is part of the Baydar Valley, and borders the nature reserves of Cape Aya and Yalta Mountain-Forest Nature Reserve.