Forests in Morocco
Apart from Cédreraie that has survived for thousands of years and covers nearly 130,000 ha, and the argan tree which is particularly in the region of Essaouira you found several other forests in which it will retain only the essential.
The Cédreraie: One of the most beautiful forests of the Kingdom lies on the edge of the town of Azrou at an altitude of 1250 m, some say that it was also the forest all the best kept. Some of its century-old cedars are sometimes reaching 60 m high and 2 m in diameter, the most famous of them is the Gouraud Cedar which has a circumference of 10 m at the base.
The Mâamora: This vast forest account adjacent plantations of eucalyptus, pine and Acaria, nearly 55 000 ha of jungle near pure Cork oaks. It represents an important food source for livestock in the region and contains a multitude of species of resident and migratory birds, which for the most part, have become very rare.
The Arganeraie: The argan tree is the last push before the Sahara to the south, related to tropical species, it is the tree most original of the country, it is found that in Morocco, especially in the south-west, Safi Souss and the Western Anti-Atlas, up to a hundred kilometers of the Atlantic.
Parks in Morocco
Lake Sidi Bourhaba: At 27 kilometers from the city of Rabat, s slack Lake Sidi Bourhaba between a line of wooded hills and cord dune. The site is an important natural biological park that one can attend in the winter, migrating more than 200 species of birds between Europe and the SSA. These migratory birds are composed primarily of black kites, marsh owls or marbled teal.
Massa National Park: Arriving of Agadir, you go through a fairly deserted area up to the junction of Ait Belfa. A city would be swallowed up beneath the sands in this landscape at the end of the world. It is a question perhaps of Massa, whose reputation is very old and he seems that once, that was a port where ships docked from Europe. Since 1991, the region of the mouth of the Oued Massa became the Sous Massa National Park. Covering an area of 13000 hectares, this natural reserve, both land and sea, is home to many species of birds, amphibians and reptiles, from all food in this privileged environment that is nature.
Zoo in Rabat: Being located some 6 kilometers from the city of Rabat, Temara Zoo, airy by design, green space, and the attention paid to context living animals, it is without doubt one of the most remarkable achievements of this kind in Africa. There is a wide variety of animals, including large mammals, great antelope, as well as a comprehensive overview of local wildlife. we see as different species of felines, including the fabulous and legendary "Lion of Atlas", which however disappeared from these mountains over the last two centuries.
The Nature Reserves
The Purple Islands: This archipelago consists of several islands protect the bay from the powerful waves of the Atlantic Ocean. They are famous and get their name from the factory of purple that King Juba II was installed during the first century BCE. Today, the islands are home to a kind of nature reserve where refuge for many animal species including the very rare falcons coming Eleanor made thereto reproduce between April and October, before undertaking a long journey to Madagascar. They share the island with hundreds of gulls and other bird species.
Moulay Bouselham: Located midway between Tangier and Rabat, Moulay Bouselham is renowned for the beauty of its location, its beaches and especially of its Lagoon with thousands of birds . It is a nature reserve where you can see colonies of herons and flamingos.
Reserve Khénifiss: Called once by the English under the name "Puerto Cansado," alluding to the silting of a port once used by ships. Today, this reserve is considered one of the most important biological sites of the country for migrating birds in particular, it has more than ten thousands of birds during the winter, the pink flamingos form the major part of the fact that the reserve represents an essential step in their migration.
The Steppes in Morocco
Structuring Plant bare areas, steppes are dominated by the Moroccan 'alfa on the mounds and sagebrush in depressions and areas where the soil is drier. Despite his face tedious, it is full of life from which the coexistence of several animal species, including insects, reptiles and many mammals such as foxes and gazelles.
The Alfa in the Hamada du Guir: It is an area dedicated to the hunt for the number of species game before it, namely, partridge, hares, deer and others.
The plateau Tagdilt: Covered particularly of sagebrush, the plateau is best known for its abundance of jackals and foxes.
areas of Tan-Tan: These areas are the most abundant flowering in spring season.
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