Golestan National Park is a paradise for nature lovers and tourists

The refreshing and beautiful nature of Golestan National Park is the habitat of various species of animals and plants and is one of the natural attractions of Iran, which attracts millions of domestic and foreign travelers every year and has welcomed many travelers during the Nowruz holiday this year.

According to IRNA, on holidays, especially in the spring, travelers, a significant part of whom are pilgrims to Imam Reza (AS), always spend their time in the suburbs of Golestan National Park, and according to IRNA field observations in the first week of the Nowruz holiday. Many compatriots have benefited from the pristine natural blessings of this forest park.

Golestan National Park is a tourist paradise

Existence of Hyrcanian forests with all kinds of towering ancient trees, wildlife such as boar, deer and red deer, rivers and various waterfalls in the highlands and downstream areas, the most characteristic of which are Mirzabailo, Solgard and Landor, Strait of Gol and Dasht are very much Encourages tourists and travelers to visit the oldest national park in Iran.

Golestan National Park is famous for its old and new generations with 1,350 species of plants and 302 species of animals, and many tourists who choose to travel to the north of the country, one of their priorities is walking in its pristine forest and visiting various attractions. This park includes Adam Chaghran waterfall, Gol gorge, Aqsoo waterfall, visit to Solokli mountain wetland and Golestan waterfall.

Before the corona outbreak, which reduced the number of trips, a large number of travelers and tourists visited the pristine natural attractions of Golestan National Park a week before the Nowruz holiday.

These days, the parking of cars on the side of the main road north – Mashhad, passing through the heart of Golestan National Park, most of which have non-native license plates, promises to increase the population of travelers and tourists to spend spring hours in this biosphere reserve.

Golestan National Park was registered as the largest and oldest national park in the country with an area of ​​91,895 hectares in 1975 among the 50 biosphere (environmental) reserves in the world in the UNESCO list.

This protected area, which was included in the list of natural heritage of Iran as the 15th national monument on the 3rd of December 2008, is located between the three provinces of Golestan, North Khorasan and Semnan according to the provincial divisions and in the jurisdiction of seven cities in terms of judicial divisions.

Golestan National Park welcomes spring early

Some of the trees in Golestan National Park in the downstream areas bloomed from the beginning of March due to the early heat of winter and welcomed the spring before the start of the new year, and travelers and tourists can visit this park to enjoy the beautiful and attractive nature. To use.

According to tourists and travelers crossing the North International Road, which passes through the heart of Golestan National Park or the downstream areas of the park, many trees, including forest plums, have blossomed and created beautiful scenes.

Golestan National Park has three different types of climate: dry, semi-arid and semi-humid, which is the reason why it has a diverse vegetation from dry steppe to dense forest, and one of its most prominent forest trees can be “evangelical, free, oak, “Maple and hornbeam, plums, candies, leeks, persimmons and wild raspberries.”

More than 9,000 species of herbivorous species live in Golestan National Park

According to the latest environmental announcement, more than 9,000 species of herbivorous species such as rams, ewes, goats, deer and marals live in this wildlife reserve, which is almost 2 times more than the 5,000 heads counted last year. is showing.

The wildlife breeding season of Golestan National Park begins in mid-April, and with the good cooperation of environmentalists and the day patrols of the environmental forces, as well as the good rains forecast for the coming days in the coming days, the wildlife population of this park will increase significantly. Will find.

The largest population of sheep and goats in Golestan National Park

In the last census of Golestan National Park, which was conducted with the participation of 150 experts, environmentalists and volunteers in the form of 54 population groups, 8,251 Urial rams and ewes were counted in this park, with the largest population of these species in a protected area. Is considered a country after the Islamic Revolution.

The animal species of this park include deer, leopard, woodpecker, brown bear, rabbit, insectivorous, mink, fox, Turkmen fox, rudak, otter, lynx, shoka, sheng, ram and sheep, whole and goat, boar, cat Pallas, wolves, merals, salamanders, forest frogs, green toads, four-toed turtles, legless lizards, blue snakes, braids, snakes and Caucasian vipers.

Animal Species Accident Challenge

According to Mahmoud Shakiba, head of the Wildlife Surveillance Department of the Golestan General Department of Environmental Protection, more than 90 percent of the province’s wildlife deaths are related to the wildlife of the Golestan National Park, which collides with moving vehicles while crossing the intermediate road.

He continued: The passage of the road through the main wildlife habitat in Golestan National Park always causes animal casualties, the most important solution to deal with which is to change the route of the main Tehran-North road to outside the park and use the current road for tourists and nature lovers. Is.

Shakiba emphasized the emphasis on low-speed traffic on the road between the Golestan National Park and the construction of an overpass as other ways to help prevent animal casualties from traffic accidents.

Yahya Moradi, Public Relations Officer of Golestan National Park, referring to the increase in animal traffic along the North-Mashhad transit road due to the proximity of breeding time, said: “The speed limit for crossing this road is 60 kilometers per hour, so we advise drivers to avoid Loss of animals, especially when it is dark, be sure to travel at the speed limit.

He added: “Also, nature companions, by attending the accommodation of passenger and tourist cars, give the necessary recommendations to observe the allowed speed while crossing the road and to avoid tenting and overnight accommodation.”

Moradi continued: Facilities such as prayer halls, toilets and platforms for relaxation in Golshan I and 2, Cheshmeh Golestan and Golzar and Golestan waterfall and Aqso waterfall located at the entrance of Golestan National Park from this province to North Khorasan for travelers and There are tourists.

He stated: Before leaving Golestan province, many travelers spend hours to enjoy the pristine scenery of Golestan National Park next to their cars on the side of the road, but due to lack of electricity and lighting system and the possibility of wild animals crossing, they can stay overnight in There are no resorts.

Golestan National Park due to its geographical location, topography and of course habitat includes a wide range of habitats and ecosystems such as hilly habitats with prominent Iranian Turanian elements such as hawthorn and Iranian deer and rams, Hyrcanian habitats with elements such as beech and species Like Meral and mountain habitats with elements such as juniper tree and Persian leopard species and whole and goats.

This biosphere reserve has always been welcomed by environmentalists and activists in the country, so that in the last period of cattle breeding in this protected area, more than 150 experts, university professors and enthusiasts volunteered in tents to raise the level of protection. The park was attended by courses of at least four days.

Most of this national park is located in Golestan province, about 34% of it is in North Khorasan and a small area is in Semnan province.