Documentation Some Mammals in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

Authors

  • Mukhtar Kh Haba University of Baghdad

Keywords:

wild mammals, mammal's signs

Abstract

More than 20 site have been selected in three provinces Sulaymaniya, Erbil and Duhok in kurdistan to study wild mammals with winter trip within Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) project concerned on other animals as will as mammals,which funded by Nature Iraq Organization. KBA team depended on mammals signs were left after them like Tracks, scats, and dens as well as animals have been pictured. The team recorded the occurrence of some mammals within studied area.

Author Biography

Mukhtar Kh Haba, University of Baghdad

College of Science for Women, Baghdad University, Iraq.

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2013-09-30

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Haba, M. K. (2013). Documentation Some Mammals in Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Science Journal of University of Zakho, 1(2), 549–555. Retrieved from https://sjuoz.uoz.edu.krd/index.php/sjuoz/article/view/265

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