Argali Land – Baits Berkh
Mountains
The beautiful Baits & Berkh mountains tower the western
shores of the River Kherlen and are elevated 1700m above
sea level. These mountains are the main habitat of globally
endangered Argali wild mountain sheep. Mt.Baits is in
the core zone of Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve and the Argali
herds inhabit here all year around. During the mating
season in autumn, some of the herds migrate to Mt.Berkh.
Even though, Argali wild sheep is a globally endangered
species, Argali hunting is still going on in Mongolia.
Argali is considered as the top hunting game in the world
and Mongolia sells 80 Argali hunting licenses to hunters
ever year. That’s why, Argali is so rare now.
In Gun-Galuut, over 100 Argalis are living peacefully,
and it is the only place in Mongolia where one can view
these beautiful animals from the closest distance. Our
guests love viewing Argali and everyone can view and photograph
them.
Not only Argalis inhabit Baits & Berkh mountains,
but animals like Grey wolf, Fox, Corsac, Lynx, Marmot,
Rabbit etc and birds like Black Vulture, Bearded Vulture,
Eagles etc are seen here. Bearded Vulture and Black Vulture
are enlisted in the red book. If you are lucky, wolves
are seen.
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