Nature of Uzbekistan

Syrdarya river herons can be met. One may be lucky to see beautiful pheasants through the willow and oleaster branches.

In the valleys and oases there grow poplars, willows, oleasters, mulberry-trees. On the foothills rather common are groves of walnut-trees, shrubs of dog-roses, hawthorns, almond-trees, pistachio-trees, wild apple-trees. In the high grass and in the shrubs live wild boars, wolves, hares, foxes, porcupines and badgers. Among the thick-growing branches there are nests of many kinds of song-birds. On the rocky mountain slopes pheasants, stone partridges, larks, owls, some birds of prey can be seen. In the Tien-Shan and Gissar-Alay mountains one can meet groves of Central Asian junipers. In the rapid mountain rivers, originating high in the glaciers, there live the local species of trout and cat-fish. In the sky there hover eagles and white-head vultures.
Among nature’s treasures of Uzbekistan of a special significance are nature reserves, the places unaffected by man’s activity. Today there are 9 nature reserves in the country. They embrace unique diverse landscapes from sand-dunes of the deserts to blossoming oases, from riverside tugai woods to alpine meadows.