Least ConcernGolden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
The last refuge of the wild Bactrian camel and of one of the world's few Gobi bear populations, at fewer than 40 animals
Area
53,000 km²
Protection category
IUCN Ia
Reserva natural estricta —
Designated in
1975
Declared in 1975 and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1990, the Great Gobi Strictly Protected Area is the last refuge of the genuinely wild Bactrian camel and of one of the smallest and most threatened mammal populations on the planet: the Gobi bear, a brown bear subspecies adapted to life in open desert, with fewer than 40 known survivors anywhere in the world, all of them within this reserve.
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Ecosystems found in Mongolia, where Great Gobi Strictly Protected Area lies.
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Region
East Asia (Gobi Desert)
Climate
Arid / desert, Temperate
Best season
June to September
Mongolia