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Zoning and implementation of strict program for each zone must be done to procurement of management goals in protected areas. In order to evaluate the ecological potential of Kuh-e Gorm, non-hunting area (83410 ha) in Fars province, possibility of its conversion to a protected area and land management, zoning has been performed using GIS software. Thus, to pursue this purposes, nocturnal and daily surveys were done to identify vegetation communities and animal species. Ecological and socio-economic resources were initially surveyed and mapped (1:100.000). Overlaying of different maps, created final map of environmental units (with 625 environmental units). Table of environmental units was completed and positional data were analyzed, then area was zoned for mentioned purposes. The result show that 7 zones are possible in the area as follows: 10.74% of the area is suitable for restricted nature reserve, safe area zone 31.86% for protected area zone, 2.40% for restricted use zone, 46.88% for extensive use zone, 4.11% for rehabilitation zone, 0.61% for special use zone and 3.40% for buffer zone. In total 42% of allocated zones are suitable for conservational proposes. Some animal species such as Capra aegagrus, Lutra lutra, Dryomys nitedula, Aquila chrysaetos, Falco tinnunculus, varanus griseus and Testudo graeca are important in term of conservational value.
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