‘World’s oldest’ protected area in need of restoration

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Mohsen Mazaheri said on Friday.A budget of 200 billion rials ($670,000) is needed for the restoration project, the official added.The
restoration of the castle has been divided into several stages, of which only a few initial stages have been implemented due to budget
restrictions, and to complete the next stages, private investors need to be involved, he explained.The grandma of all national parks in the
world, Ghamishloo National Park, lies near Isfahan and is about 83,000 hectares
Mostly cold-dry climate with high lands and pasture lands
Iranian gazelle and sheep herds could be seen in the area.Unfortunately, the water supply is only dependent on rainfall, which is not that
enough that the local species can grow a lot in numbers