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Shikahogh State reserve in Armenia Picture - Armenian Landscapes Pictures - 8884 |
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Shikahogh State reserve in Armenia
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Shikahogh State Preserve is Armenia’s second largest forest reserve, covering some 100 km˛ (25,000 acres) of land. Environmentalists have said it has been largely unaffected by Armenia’s massive post-Soviet deforestation due to its remote location and care shown by residents of nearby villages.
The “Shikahogh” reserve is habitat for about 1,100 species of plants, 70 of which have been registered in the Red Book of Armenia and 18 in the Red Book of the Soviet Union. The fauna of Shikahogh has not been fully explored, but studies have already revealed rare species of animals such as leopard, bezoar, moufflon, bear, snowcock, viper, and hedgehog.
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