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Thank you so much for a
wonderful arrangement. We enjoyed our hunt and loved your
country. My hunt this time with you was very memorable for
me and my friend Dan. Thanks.
Jerry Thomson, New Jersey |
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 Flora
Mongolia has diverse vegetation that includes an important
part of Central Asia’s plant life. Plant species representative
of Siberia’s coniferous taiga forest, Central Asian steppe
and desert, and the Altai Mountains are found here. Over
3000 vascular plants, 927 lichens, 437 mosses, 875 fungi,
and numerous algae have been recorded up to date. There
are many other species still to be classified. 150 species
are endemic to Mongolia and more than 100 plant species
are recorded as rare or endangered.
Fauna
Like its vegetation, Mongolia features diverse wildlife
species from the Siberian forest, the steppe and desert.
Mongolia has 136 mammal species, more than 400 different
types of birds, 76 species of fish, 8 amphibians, and 22
reptiles. From the abundance of wolves to the globally endangered
snow leopard, there is a myriad of wildlife to track, photograph
and hunt. The central and northern forest area is home to
wolf, wild boar, elk, roedeer, and brown bear. Steppe and
forest margins support marmot, muskrat, fox, steppe fox,
and sable.
Western high Altai Mountain boasts a rich wildlife. Apart
from common wolf and wild cats, such as lynx and snow leopard,
Altai is home to the word’s largest wild sheep-argali and
Siberian ibex.
Species endemic to Central Asia are found primary in the
Gobi desert and steppe including the Mongolian subspecies
of the saiga antelope, four specie of jerboa, and a vole.
The Gobi desert and the eastern Mongolian steppe are inhabited
by thousands of gazelles. The rarest animal in the world-the
Gobi bear is found in the south-western part of Gobi. Wild
ass and wild camels are abundantly found in the desert while
argali and Gobi ibex also inhabit the rocky mountains within
the Gobi region. Takhi known as Przewalski horse, which
is the last remaining true wild horse has been reintroduced
to the country from captivity abroad after being unseen
for about thirty years in their home country. Bird life
is rich and included the golden eagle, bearded vulture and
other birds of prey, while the country’s 2000 lakes are
a magnet for water birds including storks and gulls. The
east of Mongolia is famous for its birds life, boasting
lakes of storks and pelicans, while vultures can be seen
at will across the country and species as rare as the Altai
snowcock and the mute swan are still observed in the countryside. |
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