Wildlife in Afghanistan is of a diverse nature. There is a rich wildlife in Afghanistan, the country situated in Central Asia. It is a landlocked country as it is bounded by other countries from all the sides.
Wildlife in Afghanistan has thrived well as there is an abundance of natural resources in the country. The Afghanistan Wildlife is one of the major tourist attractions in the country. The main animals found in the various national parks, sanctuaries are snow leopard, the markhor, the Marco Polo sheep, Urial and Asiatic Black bear. There are several other species, which will be of special interest during the trip of sightseeing in Afghanistan, especially at the various game parks. The other animals include, ibex, wolf, brown bear and many more.
Your Afghanistan Tour will be incomplete, if the wildlife in Afghanistan is not observed. The numerous fauna varieties in Afghanistan can be listed in following way:
- Altai weasel
- Asiatic black bear
- Asiatic brown bear
- Eurasian Otter
- Geoffroy's Bat
- Gray wolf
- Hare
- Kashmir Cave Bat
- Lesser Horshoe Bat
- Long-tailed marmot
- Lynx
- Mehely's Horseshoe Bat
- Mouflon
- Pallas’ cat
- Pikas
- Red fox
- Stoat
- Tiger
- Zarudny's Jird
There is a great opportunity for conservation in Afghanistan. Resource management and conservation is one of the main responsibilities vested on the government of the country. The combination of the temperate and tropical biomes has mainly contributed to the fact that Afghanistan had been the habitation of so many species of animals. The grasslands, deserts, marshes and mountain ranges of Hindukush and Pamirs form the fascinating landscape, which led to the diversified wildlife in Afghanistan.
To see the wildlife in Afghanistan the places to be visited are the various national parks. There are four national parks, two wild life reserves, four Waterfowl Sanctuaries and many other protected places Afghanista.
The principal ones are:
National Parks
- Ab-i-Estada
- Ajar Valley
- Band-e Amir
- Nuristan
National Reserves
Zadran
Wildlife Reserves
- Ajar Valley
- Pamir-i-Buzurg
- Waterfowl Sanctuaries
- Ab-i-Estada
- Dashte-Nawar
- Hamun-i-Puzak
- Kole Hashmat Khan
Other Protected Areas
- Bamiyan National Heritage
- Darqad (Takhar) Wildlife Managed Reserve
- Imam Sahib (Kunduz) Wildlife Managed Reserve
- Khulm Landmark
- Northwest Afghanistan Game Managed Reserve
- Registan Desert Wildlife Managed Reserve
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