Hustai National Park ( Mongolian : Хустайн байгалийн цогцолборт газар ), located in the Khustai Mountains of Töv Province , is a national park of Mongolia . It is also known as Khustain Nuruu National Park . It covers an area of 506 km (195 sq mi). The Tuul River runs through the park.
4-653: The Mongolian Government declared Hustai National Park as a Specially Protected Area in 1993, one year after the initiation of the reintroduction project of the Takhi ( Przewalski's horse ) to the Hustain Nuruu. The HNP extends through the Khentii Mountains and includes the western edge of the Mongolian steppe at the boundaries of Altanbulag , Argalant and Bayankhangai Soums of Töv Province . The park
8-729: A contract with the Mongolian Government which delegated the management of the HNP to the new NGO. The HNPT conducts operations in five main activity areas as follows: The Trust has around 60 employees, working in five units as follows: Since 1993, the HNP has implemented the following international projects, supported by the Dutch Government: 47°45′54″N 105°52′42″E / 47.76500°N 105.87833°E / 47.76500; 105.87833 Takhi Too Many Requests If you report this error to
12-1290: Is about 100 km from the capital city of Ulaanbaatar to the west. In 2002, the Man and the Biosphere Reserves organization of UNESCO certified the HNP as a member of the world biosphere network of natural reserves. The HNPT was enrolled as a member of IUCN in 2007. The park is home to 459 species of vascular plants , 85 species of lichens , 90 species of moss and 33 species of mushrooms . Some 44 species of mammals have been recorded, including Altai wapiti , Mongolian gazelle , roe deer , wild boar , wild sheep , ibex , Mongolian marmots , grey wolf , Eurasian lynx , Pallas's cat , red fox , corsac fox and Eurasian badger . The park has been designated an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International ; its 217 bird species of birds include golden eagle , lammergeier , great bustard , whooper swan , black stork , Daurian partridge and little owl . There are 16 species of fish , two species of amphibians , and 385 species of insects (including 21 species of ants , 55 species of butterflies , 10 species of bush crickets and 29 species of grasshoppers ). A new species of soil insect has been found in
16-755: The Hustai and given the scientific name of Epidamaeus khustaiensis . Hustai National Park was the first park to be managed by a Non-governmental Organization specializing in nature and environmental conservation. The park was managed by the Mongolian Association for the Conservation of Nature and the Environment during 1993–2003. A dedicated NGO , the Hustai National Park Trust (HNPT), was established in 2003 and signed
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