Kavir Protected Area
Kavir National Park is a national park in northern Iran with an area of 4,000 km (1,500 sq mi)located on the western end of the Dasht-e Kavir desert. It encompasses desert and steppe landscapes harbouring native goats (Capra aegagrus), sheep (Ovis orientalis), striped hyenas, Indian wolves, gazelles, Asiatic cheetah and the Persian leopard.
References
- ^ "UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Directory".
- ^ Mohammadian,H. Mammals of Iran. Shabpareh Publishing Institute. Tehran, Iran.2005.ISBN 964-94487-9-9.
- "Kavir National Park, Iran". NASA Earth Observatory. Archived from the original on 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2006-05-08.
External links
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- BirdLife International. "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kavir region".