Determination of Talented Arenas Construction of Trough for Persian Gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) by Using Analytical Hierarchy Process (Case Study: Qaraviz No Hunting Area)

One of the most important measures to protect wildlife in each area, is the existence of enough food and water in it. According to specific importance of Persian gazelle (Gazella Subgutturosa Subgutturosa) in the west of Iran, especially in Qaraviz no hunting area and presence of livestock of nomads and villagers and also importance of water and its distribution as a one of vital sources of habitat for wilderness and desert species, this study seeks to find suitable areas to establish trough for this species. So criteria of distance from roads, slope classes, distance from the village, Gazella density, distance from waterways, land use and distance from the predaceous and distance from livestock are considered. Then by using GIS analysis functions, the entire range was zoned for each of the specified criteria. To obtain the importance of each criterion, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was used. The final map was obtained by combining of maps and removing unsuitable areas and it was divided to five categories very appropriate potential, appropriate potential, relatively appropriate potential, inappropriate potential and limitations layer for construction. The results of this method were investigated by using ground controllers which indicated suitable areas for construction exist in the central, west and southwest parts of region and in adjacent with Iraq country.