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Title
Biodiversity Reconnaissance Survey- July-August 2011- Shar-e-Buzurg District, Badakshan Province
Author(s)
Moheb, Z. & Mostafawi, N.
Abstract
Shar-e-Buzurg is one of 28 districts in Badakhshan Province. The capital of this district is a town bearing the same name, Shahr-e Buzurg. It is a remote part of Afghanistan with a very poor road network. Shahr-e Buzurg is divided into five zones and has a population of approximately 42,000 people spread across 74 villages. Villages are far away from each other and people lack public transportation. Wildlife were said to be abundant in Shahr-e Buzurg during the 1970s, and according to a gap analysis carried out by WCS in collaboration with the National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA) from the Afghan government in 2009, as part of the Program of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA), it is an area of interest for biodiversity conservation. In addition, Habibi (2003) indicates that Shahr-e Buzurg is part of the historical range for the markhor (Capra falconeri) in Afghanistan. Therefore surveying this area has been viewed as a priority.
Keywords
Biodiversity, Protected Areas, Protected Species, Mammals, Birds, Livestock, Forests, Survey
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