Sharga Nature Reserve Explained

Sharga Nature Reserve (Mongolian: Шарга) is a reserve in the western part of Mongolia. It comprises 2.860 km² and is located in Govi-Altai Province in the area of the Sharga sum. The reserve has been created in 1993 together with Mankhan Nature Reserve to protect the endangered Mongolian saiga.

46°N 94.5°W

References

• Mallon, D.P. and Kingswood, S.C. (compilers). (2001). Antelopes. Part 4: North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Global Survey and Regional Action Plans. SSC Antelope Specialist Group. IUCN, GLand, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.