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The wildlife of Iraq includes its flora and fauna [1] and their natural habitats. Iraq has multiple biomes from mountainous region in the north to the wet marshlands along the Euphrates river. The western part of the country is mainly desert and some semi-arid regions. As of 2001, seven of Iraq's mammal species and 12 of its bird species were ...
The list of mammals of Iraq comprises seventy-eight mammal species, of which one is endangered, eleven are vulnerable, and three are near threatened. One of the species is probably locally extinct in the wild. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed on the IUCN Red List:
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Iraq. The avifauna of Iraq include a total of 421 species, of which two have been introduced by humans. 20 species are globally threatened. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the ...
Important Bird Areas of Iraq (1 P) V. Vertebrates of Iraq (3 C) Pages in category "Fauna of Iraq" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
The lack of water is in part caused by the low priority given to agriculture by the central government and decades of mismanagement of water resources.
The crucial trigger was the availability of wild edible plant species. Farming arose early in the Fertile Crescent because the area had a large quantity of wild wheat and pulse species that were nutritious and easy to domesticate. [36] In the 10th and 11th centuries, the marshes were the site of the state of Batihah founded by 'Imran ibn Shahin.
Iraq looms as a key test of the US's priorities for countering Iranian power in the region. About 2,500 US troops remain in Iraq with a focus on assisting partners with countering ISIS.
Nature Iraq (Arabic, طبيعة العراق) is Iraq's first and only environmental conservation group. [1] It is an Iraqi non-governmental organization , accredited to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and affiliated to BirdLife International .