Changing Taiga

Protected areas of Hovsgol aimag

Tengis-Shishged River Basin National Park

E A S T TA I G A

Horoo

Hanh

Targan

Tsagaannuur

Hovsgol Lake National Conservation Park

W E S T TA I G A

Renchinlhumbe

Ived

Soyo

Hovsgol Lake

Mungarag

Khoridal Saridag Strictly Protected Area

Ulan-Uul

Chandamani- Ondor

Tsagaan-Uur

Hatgal

Ulaan Taiga Strictly Protected Area

Toom

Hays

Bayanzurh

Agar

Elevation Metres above sea-level

Protected Areas

Alag-Erdene

National protected areas Bu er zone Important bird area

3 500 2 000 1 500 1 000

Shuvuut

Arbulag

High mountain peak

Moron

0 10 20 Km

Tsagaan-Uul

Source: WWF Mongolia, Web-GIS; NASA SRTM 30 dataset.

Tsetserleg

Map by Riccardo Pravettoni.

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