2001年9月,經新疆維吾爾自治(zhi)區人民政府批準,成立新疆阿勒泰科克蘇濕地自治(zhi)區級自然保護區。
2017年7月4日,經國(guo)務院(yuan)辦公廳批準,晉升為新疆阿勒泰(tai)科克(ke)蘇濕地國(guo)家(jia)級自然保護區。
阿(a)勒(le)泰科克(ke)(ke)蘇濕地(di)(di)國(guo)家級自然保(bao)護區位(wei)于阿(a)勒(le)泰市(shi)境內,東西(xi)長23.8公(gong)里,南北(bei)寬20.2公(gong)里,是(shi)新疆(jiang)北(bei)部戈壁荒漠中(zhong)大的沼(zhao)澤濕地(di)(di)。保(bao)護區涉及阿(a)勒(le)泰市(shi)阿(a)拉哈克(ke)(ke)鄉、喀拉希力克(ke)(ke)鄉、薩爾(er)胡松鄉、切木爾(er)切克(ke)(ke)鄉、拉斯特鄉和北(bei)屯(tun)國(guo)營林場。地(di)(di)理坐標介(jie)于東經87°16′39″~87°35′28″,北(bei)緯47°30′41″~47°41′26″之(zhi)間,總面(mian)積30667公(gong)頃(qing),其中(zhong):核心區10347公(gong)頃(qing)、緩(huan)沖區12561公(gong)頃(qing)、實驗區7759公(gong)頃(qing)。
截(jie)至(zhi)2012年(nian),阿勒泰(tai)科克(ke)蘇濕(shi)地國家級自然保(bao)護區內共有動(dong)物(wu)254種,其中有魚類1綱(gang)(gang)5目(mu)8科22種,兩棲(qi)綱(gang)(gang)1目(mu)1科1種,爬(pa)行綱(gang)(gang)1目(mu)3科12種,鳥(niao)綱(gang)(gang)14目(mu)36科183種,哺乳(ru)綱(gang)(gang)6目(mu)13科36種、亞種。
截至2012年,阿勒泰(tai)科(ke)克蘇濕地國(guo)家級自然保護區內共計有(you)植(zhi)物(wu)6科(ke)259屬551種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(包(bao)括(kuo)(kuo)6亞(ya)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)6變(bian)(bian)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong))其中蕨類植(zhi)物(wu)3科(ke)3屬8種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、裸子(zi)植(zhi)物(wu)1科(ke)1屬5種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、被子(zi)植(zhi)物(wu)61科(ke)255種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(包(bao)括(kuo)(kuo)6亞(ya)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)6變(bian)(bian)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong))被子(zi)植(zhi)物(wu)中有(you)雙子(zi)葉植(zhi)物(wu)47種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)196屬424種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(包(bao)括(kuo)(kuo)2亞(ya)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)4變(bian)(bian)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)),單子(zi)葉植(zhi)物(wu)14科(ke)59屬114種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(包(bao)括(kuo)(kuo)2變(bian)(bian)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)4亞(ya)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong))。