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Gobi desert is the habitat of the rarest animals and a unique natural landscape. Its desert and semi-desert ecosystems have hardly change in many years. The Gobi is often imagined to be a place of unbearable heat and lifeless sand dunes; similar to the inhospitable Sahara desert, but the reality is quite the reverse. The Gobi has high mountains, springs, forests, sands, steppes and a rich animal kingdom. Occupying 30 per cent of the country's vast territory and stretching from the east to the west through the southern part of Mongolia, it is rich in wildlife. Its numerous rare animal species include Argali Sheep, Ibex, Snow leopard, Lynx, Wild ass, Gazelles, Saiga, Wild Bactrian camel and Gobi bear, just to name a few. Its plant kingdom comprises over 400 species including many valuable medicinal, folder and decorative plants. The sight of an ancient sea, the region has been host to countless fossil discoveries. The first fossilized dinosaur eggs were discovered by famous American explorer Roy Chapman Andrews in the 1920's in the area known as the Flaming Cliffs (Bayanzag).

Hunting conditions

The terrain is not as steep as in Altai range which gives wide possibility to use different kinds of transports for approaching to hunting areas. Gobi Argali lives in among rolling hills with shallow valleys of the Gobi, while Ibexes inhabit higher altitudes with rocky ridges. Two different gazelles - black-tailed and white-tailed - are both found in sandy plains of the Gobi. The Gobi desert is the warmest part of the country. Summer is hot and dry but day temperature is much differed from the night temperature, especially, during autumn and spring.

Access
The airports of the South Gobi is reached by plane taking two and half hours after which hunting camps can be approached by jeeps in 3-4 hours. Middle Gobi hunting areas can be reached by road after 5-7 hours from Ulaanbaatar.