Forest Green Parks, Mazandaran
A few of the above mentioned areas in Mazandaran Province have been equipped with service facilities such as water, electricity, restaurants, and accommodation. Summer is the so called “peak season” when visitors throng to these vicinities. Some of these forest parks also enclose a zoo.
- Mirza Kuchak Khan Forest Park: The same is located 18 km. on the Amol - Tehran road, the Haraz River flowing on the eastern side of which.
- Noor Forest Park: This park is located at a distance of 2 km. from the city of Noor, close to the sea. In the groves surrounding this area the Iranian species of pheasant are found. Alike the Noor forest park, the forest park of Sisangan offers service facilities to visitors who come to this beautiful park enhanced with natural beauty.
- Chaloos Forest Park: The said is located 7 km. on Chaloos - Tehran Road and the Chaloos River flows alongside.
- Namak Abrood Forest Park: Located in Chaloos, it is one of the virgin forest parks, and considered beautiful throughout the globe. Various species of herbs can be noted here. The box-wood trees of this park are surmised to be more than 700 years old.
- Khoshkeh Daran National Park: The said is en route from Tonekabon to Abbas Abad, and due to its prominence in respect to ecology, wildlife and alder trees is a protected place.
Shaheed Pour Ebrahimi Park in Sary, Sisarrah Park in Saqi Kallayeh and Vargaveech Park in Chaloos - Noshahr Road are other examples to be named.
Protected Wildlife Zones, Mazandaran
Some areas in Mazandaran Province, due to the presence of a variety of fauna and wildlife have come to be known as protected areas. In these areas, the most important wild species are reindeer, leopard, brown bear, wild goat, roe buck, boar, yellow deer (Iranian follow deer), as well as pray birds, flamingo, waders, pelican, turtledove, grouse, ringdove, vulture, owl, dull-yellow partridge, ortolan, spoonbill, kingfisher, pigeon, heron, goose, crane, duck, eagle starling, boar, etc.
- Miankaleh Wildlife Refuges, Behshahr: These are in the Gulf of Gorgan, Ashooradeh Island and Miankaleh peninsula, and extent to approximately 7,000 hectares and are known to be among the most attractive areas in the world. It is protected by the Department of the Environment as a wildlife refuge and UNESCO has registered it as one of the Biosphere Reserves.
- Semeskandeh Wildlife Refuges, Sary: The same extends over an area of approximately 1,000 hectares and the yellow deer (Iranian follow deer) is protected here.
- Dasht-e-Naz Wildlife Refuges, Sary: The said extends over an area of approximately 55 hectares, and is located to the north east of Sary in the forest plains of this vicinity.
- Do Dangeh and Chahar Dangeh Protected Area, Sary: Located in the forest lands covering an area of approximately 6,000 hectares in the rural vicinity of Do Dangeh and Chahar Dangeh.
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