Tlemcen: protection and development of the game

environment.
Tlemcen: protection and development of the game.
Game Reserve Mouta Tlemcen 2156 hectares of primary vocation is the protection and development of game and wildlife existing or introduced t'on has learned from GUELLIL Lokman director of this structure.
Hunting is prohibited in the protected area, nevertheless the capture of animals for restocking purposes in hunting can be conducted. uses the property if necessary to hunt for selective proliferation of a given species. The reserve is one of those Tlemcen exist at national level: Zeralda, Mascara and Djelfa.
Indeed, he added that the main tasks are to protect and develop wildlife habitat adjust the esp_èces of living by establishing particular, all equipment and means to enable the game to live in optimal conditions, such as development of water points, improving the conditions of their food through the introduction of additional crops, establish and maintain inventory of hunting heritage, serve as a place of observation, re search and experimentation behavior of wildlife existing or introduced.
The richness of the reserve flora or vegetation of the area is rich and diversified creating favorable conditions for the development of various game species available. it is about 300 species more or less diverse (trees, shrubs, cereals, legumes, various herbs).
Faunistic identified the potential is as follows: for birds with 54 species including one introduced (in Austria), mammals: 14 species including 08 protected and 03 introduced (to headlines sheep, deer, deer and gazelles), amphibians: 03 species, 17 reptile species, including 04 protected.
For water resources, the director of the reserve said that in addition to the two drilling made recently, the protected area are several natural sources especially in the cantons of Boumedrere one and two Djadj Ain, Ain Behour, Ain Mouta, as there is an important point of water as Boumédrere.
For actions and achievements, he stressed the preservation of species and spaces, watch and participate in programs biennial recognition and monitoring of the flora in conjunction with research institutes, government, conservation of forests, national parks, university etc..
Reserve monitors and manages the protected area: the protection of various species, introduction, breeding sheep to headlines, monitoring populations of deer and deer behavior, enumeration of various species, breeding and experimental development of traditional domestic animal species (peacocks, chickens, guinea fowl, turkeys, ducks, geese, goats ...), creating a stable of horses for breeding and preserving the breed and to establish mounts service for purposes of monitoring, the creation of kennel for breeding and raising of dogs to hunt game, the participation of preventive and active against forest fires.
In the territory of the reserve contains the natural and historical sites: the souamâmas, marabout Sidi Messaoud El Sarhan the father of the tribe of Beni Hediel constituting the family ancestral Idrissiyines.
As oncerne awareness and information, the reservation participate in all scientific and technological developments and contribute to awareness days for the protection of the environment through the documentation, brochures, exhibitions, outreach, etc. visits.
mohammed Gadiri 04 June 2009