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The wildlife of [[Iraq]] includes its [[flora]] and [[fauna]] and their natural [[habitats]]. Iraq had lost all of its [[Asiatic Lion]], [[Asiatic Cheetah]] and the now extinct [[Caspian Tiger]]s by the earlier years of the twentieth century. Iraq is rich in wildlife and has many habitats from mountainous [[Iraqi kurdistan|Kurdistan]] region in northern Iraq to the wet [[Iraqi Marshlands|marshlands]] in the south. As of 2001, 7 of Iraq's mammal species and 12 of its bird species are endangered. Endangered species include the [[northern bald Ibis]], [[Persian fallow deer]], Sa'udi [[Arabian dorcas gazelle]], and [[Asiatic cheetah]]. The [[Syrian wild ass]] has become extinct.<ref>http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Iraq-ENVIRONMENT.html#ixzz2KYDDfUwB</ref> |
The wildlife of [[Iraq]] includes its [[flora]] and [[fauna]] and their natural [[habitats]]. Iraq had lost all of its [[Asiatic Lion]], [[Asiatic Cheetah]] and the now extinct [[Caspian Tiger]]s by the earlier years of the twentieth century. Iraq is rich in wildlife and has many habitats from mountainous [[Iraqi kurdistan|Kurdistan]] region in northern Iraq to the wet [[Iraqi Marshlands|marshlands]] in the south. As of 2001, 7 of Iraq's mammal species and 12 of its bird species are endangered. Endangered species include the [[northern bald Ibis]], [[Persian fallow deer]], Sa'udi [[Arabian dorcas gazelle]], and [[Asiatic cheetah]]. The [[Syrian wild ass]] has become extinct.<ref>http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Iraq-ENVIRONMENT.html#ixzz2KYDDfUwB</ref> |
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==Iraqi Marshes== |
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The marshes are home to 40 species of bird and several species of fish plus demarcating a range limit for a number of [[Bird|avifauna]] species. The marshes were once home to millions of birds and the stopover for millions of other migratory birds, including [[flamingo]]s, [[pelican]]s and [[heron]]s as they traveled from [[Siberia]] to [[Africa]]. At risk are 40% to 60% of the world's [[marbled teal]] population that live in the marshes, along with 90% of the world's population of [[Basra Reed-warbler]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Iraq's Marshes Show Progress toward Recovery|url=http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/good-iraqimarshes.html#cr|publisher=Wildlife Extra|accessdate=7 August 2010}}</ref> Also at risk are the [[Sacred Ibis]] and [[African darter]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Harper|first=Nicki|title=Marsh Arabs of Iraq |url=http://www.sprol.com/2007/03/marsh-arabs/|publisher=Sprol|accessdate=7 August 2010|date=March 14, 2007}}</ref> A subspecies of the [[Hooded crow]] known as the [[Mesopotamian crow]] is found in this part of southern Iraq.<ref>C.Michael Hogan. 2009. [http://www.globaltwitcher.com/artspec_information.asp?thingid=26307 Hooded Crow: ''Corvus cornix''. GlobalTwitcher.] ed. N.Stromberg</ref> Seven species are now extinct or near extinction from the marshes, including the [[Indian Crested Porcupine]], the [[bandicoot rat]] and the marsh [[gray wolf]].<ref name="irqeco"/> The draining of the marshes caused a significant decline in bioproductivity; following the [[Multi-National Force – Iraq|Multi-National Force]] overthrow of the Saddam Hussein regime, water flow to the marshes was restored and the ecosystem has begun to recover.<ref>U.S. National Aeornautics and Space Administration. 2008</ref> |
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The fate of the two species of otter (the [[Eurasian otter]] and the [[smooth-coated otter]]) which were historically present in the marshes on either side of the border remains unknown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it/article/view/4457 |title=Otters in the Hawr al Azim wetland, Iran |author=R. Mirzaei, J. Conroy, P. Yoxon |date= |work= |publisher=Italian Journal of Mammology |accessdate=28 August 2012}}</ref> |
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==Mammals== |
==Mammals== |
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Revision as of 20:22, 14 May 2013
The wildlife of Iraq includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats. Iraq had lost all of its Asiatic Lion, Asiatic Cheetah and the now extinct Caspian Tigers by the earlier years of the twentieth century. Iraq is rich in wildlife and has many habitats from mountainous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq to the wet marshlands in the south. As of 2001, 7 of Iraq's mammal species and 12 of its bird species are endangered. Endangered species include the northern bald Ibis, Persian fallow deer, Sa'udi Arabian dorcas gazelle, and Asiatic cheetah. The Syrian wild ass has become extinct.[1]
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Mammals
- Asiatic Lion
- brown bear
- Caspian tiger
- Syrian Elephant
- Syrian Brown Bear
- Persian Squirrel
- Jungle Cat
- Wildcat
- Wild Goat
- Asiatic Cheetah
- boar
- gray wolf
- Caracal
- Striped Hyena
- Golden Jackal
- Fallow Deer
- Mouflon
- European Badger
- European River Otter
- Aurochs
- Arabian ostrich
- Arabian Oryx
- Crested Porcupine
- Marbled polecat
See also
External links
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