This study vvas carried out on rangeland of the 36 000 ha D üzce plain. T he land registries of these rangelands w ere investigated in the D üzce L and O ffice and the collected registry inform ation w ere com pared w ith the actual status of these lands in the field. The lands, vvhich haven’t been registered as rangeland and have actually been used for this purpose, vvere determ ined along vvith their general problem s. Study area covered rangeland o f 72 villages. T he land registry records shovved that there vvere 1329 ha rangeland in the D üzce. O f this, 1060,3 ha had m any problem s such as squatting, över grazing, and risk for flooding. T here vvere 81,3 ha area, vvhich could be used as rangeland, have not been shovvn on the land registry records. W hen these areas vvere included, there vvere 1410,3 ha area as rangeland in D üzce.