Gubadli State Reserve is subordinated to Besitchay State Reserve, and it was established in the areas of Gubadli and Lachin regions. The reserve covers the north part of Gubadli region and the south part of Lachin region, and it consists of mountain gray areas. The purpose of the formation of this reserve is to protect the animals and birds especially roes, wild boars, pheasants, etc. The total area of the reserve is 20 thousand hectares, and it covers 8,2% of republican reserves. The landscape is charactererised with sparse forest, shrubberies, and gray soils out of forests. The area covers upper parts of low mountain areas. Here prevails temperate climate with dry winter. The average annual temperature is 12-13 degrees, the amount of rainfall is 550-600mm, evaporation is 750- 800mm. The average temperature in January is 0-5 degrees, 30 degrees in July.

The area mainly consists of red oak and hornbeam trees. Also, juniper, hawthorn, dogrose, blackberry shrubs are widely spread here.

The environmental factors create perfect condition for animals and birds’ dwelling here normally. Before this area was occupied, it had been calculated that 101 wild boars, 21 brown bears, 35 roes, 420 hares25 wolves, 310 jackals, 75 badgers habitated here.  The partridges (560) are widely spread here. Pheasants, partridges, quails, pigeons are permanent inhabitants of these areas.

This reserve has been occupied for 20 years and Armenians exploit this treasure savagely.

1. “Nature”, Virtual Karabakh. https://www.virtualkarabakh.az/en/post-item/26/45/nature.html.