Oostvaadersplassen
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. The wildlife interest of the site is phenomenal;
particularly in relation to nesting and breeding birds.
By
1975 plans to manage the site for nature conservation were being drafted and,
over the years, the site has been extended and enhanced in a number of
ways. There was much enthusiasm regarding the "natural"
development of the Ecosystem. By 1982 it was recognised that, if a fully
functional wetland ecosystem were to be created, then more pastures, and
consequently large grazers, were needed. There was much development
pressure in the area around the reserve as the newly poldered landscape of
Flevoland was developed; with new town and industrial zones. A key
decision was made to reroute an important railway line that should have crossed the
reserve, thus enabling the site to be extended and providing the required area
of pasture.
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