The “Miklapuszta” landscape unit of Kiskunság National Park is located in the centre of the country, in Bács-Kiskun County. It is a nationally protected natural area, covering more than 6,000 hectares. Perhaps the country’s most beautiful alkali grasslands are found here: kilometres of bare alkali surfaces, separated by loess plateaus up to 1-1.5 metres high and by marshes and meadows in deeper-lying areas. About one-fifth of its area is part of the Állampuszta National Prison. Experts from the Centre for Ecological Research, the Kiskunság National Park Directorate, the Élvonal Shorebird Science team of the University of Debrecen and the Dunatáj Nature and Environmental Protection Public Foundation are implementing a conservation project here with the support of the European Union’s LIFE-Nature programme, which includes the re-establishment of grazing, the eradication of invasive plants, and the study of the effects of anti-worm veterinary drugs on arthropod and bird diversity.
