Obora Bulhary, Game reserve in Bulhary, Czech Republic.
Obora Bulhary is a game reserve in South Moravia where deer, fallow deer, and mouflon roam across forested land. The terrain includes open areas and woodland patches that create natural habitats for these animals throughout the year.
Obora Bulhary is first documented in 1692. Fallow deer have been kept there since 1881 and mouflon since 1912. The reserve was destroyed during World War II; in 1945–1947 the Mikulov forests passed to state administration, which manages them to this day. In 1966 a 1,650-hectare reserve was built in the Pavlovské vrchy hills, divided by the Mikulov–Milovice road into the two reserves Bulhary and Klentnice, named after the nearby villages.
The reserve is named after the village of Bulhary, as is its neighbour Obora Klentnice, named after Klentnice. Both were created in 1966 when a single 1,650-hectare enclosure in the Pavlovské vrchy was split by the Mikulov–Milovice district road. Because the road had no cattle grids, each new reserve had to be fenced on both sides of the road.
Obora Bulhary lies west of Bulhary village in the Břeclav district, next to Obora Klentnice. The reserve is a fenced game enclosure managed by the state forestry body Lesy ČR, so entry is not open like a public park; check access conditions with the manager before setting out.
This reserve connects with the neighboring Klentnice reserve, creating a larger protected landscape across the Mikulov Highlands. The linking of these two areas allows animals to move between them and supports a broader ecosystem.
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