Shahmorad Jafari, the chairman of the Hajiabad environment department said that Hajiabad County is home to different species of leopards, wolves, bears, goats, pigs and sheep, and different kinds of indigenous and migratory birds and reptiles.
Jafari added that recently the Asian black bears were spotted and photographed after local people in the area sent pictures of bear footprints.
He added that the Asian black bear is in danger of extinct and while their small population still exists in Japan, China, Russia, Taiwan, India, Nepal, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran.
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