FAUNA

The formerly rich fauna of the Fann mountains is becoming poorer the encroachment of shepherds and tourists. The formerly numerous snow leopard has almost vanished, they can now only be found high in the mountains and only go down for water and to hunt. Very rarely lynx can be found in the forests. On the higher grassy mountain sides it is possible to occasionally see a mountain goat (teck) or sheep (dokhar). There are still many rabbits, wolves, bears, foxes, stoats and marmots and wild boars are encountered in canyons. Bird life is better preserved and it includes mountain geese (ukhar), pigeons, eagles and hawks. In the summer, ducks stay at the lakes" There are some venomous insects and reptiles but these are not numerous. Scorpion bites are not dangerous but very painful. Snakes live only in the lower reaches of valley.