Works  on extinguishing remaining fire in Khosrov Reserve in Armenia  continue

ArmInfo. On August 25 in Khosrov reserve in Armenia works continue on extinguishing remaining fire, according to Armenian MES press service.  

81 rescuers and 29 forestry workers will be involved in the work  today. According to RA Ministry of Emergency Situations, the number  of fires is decreasing. The day before, 90 rescuers, 40 forestry  workers and five employees of the Ararat police department took part  in the works. There were also conducted reconnaissance works on 600  hectares of forest land, where 86 foci were recorded, which is almost  half as much as the previous day. All outbreaks have been  extinguished. The reserve has 24-hour duty.

Regarding the restoration of damage, as well as the implementation of   active firefighting measures, according to Artsvik Minasyan, the   Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Ministry of Nature   Protection of Armenia will sign a grant agreement with the United  Nations Development Program (UNDP) for $ 1 million until September 1.   "A major component of the agreement Concerns the purchase of fire   fighting equipment," Minasyan said. The Khosrov Reserve is a nature   conservation zone in Armenia in the Ararat region in the southern   part of the Geghama mountain range. It was founded in 1958. Occupies   an area of 29 000 hectares in the basins of the Azat and Khosrov   rivers at altitudes of 1 400-2 250 m above sea level. The Khosrov   Forest is located in the Ararat region of Armenia, 61 km southeast of   Yerevan. Most of the reserve covers the zone of highland xerophytes -   drought-resistant plants that can withstand high temperatures. The   area is distinguished by a special variety and richness of flora and  fauna. In the Khosrov Reserve there are 1686 plant species, 146 of   which are listed in the Red Books. Among them are a wild pear, apple,   plum, cherry, mountain ash, hawthorn, almonds, Vavilov rye. Also here   are protected forests of juniper and oak, mountain xerophytes,   mountain-steppe and wormwood semi-desert formations. In the Khosrov   Reserve there are rare species of arachnids, crustaceans, insects,   among which a large variety of butterflies listed in the Red Book.   And also 5 species of amphibians and fish, 33 species of reptiles,   142 species of birds, 55 species of mammals, in particular,  Transcaucasian brown bear, wild boar, broad-eared hedgehog, Armenian   moufflon, bezoar goat, lynx, wolf, fox, leopard, and others.