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WILDLIFE
SANCTUARY
 Mongolia
has 136 mammal species, almost 400 different types of birds
and 76 species of fish. 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, roe deer, and brown
bear. Steppes and forest margins support marmot, muskrat,
fox, steppe fox, and sable.
Western high Altai Mountain boasts
a rich varied wildlife. Apart from common wolf and wild
cats, such as lynx and snow leopard, Altai is home to the
world's largest wild sheep - argali and Siberian ibex.
The Gobi desert and the eastern
Mongolian steppe are inhabited by thousands of gazelles. The
rarest animal in Mongolia - 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.
Wild horses have been reintroduced
to the country from captivity abroad after being unseen
for about thirty years in their home country. Bird life
is rich and includes the golden eagle, bearded vulture and
other birds of prey, while the country's 2,000 lakes are
a magnet for water birds including storks and gulls. The
east of Mongolia is famous for its bird 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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