Evaluating the desirable habitat of Ovis orientalis using the MaxEnt model (Case study: Tang Sayyad Protected Area)

Habitat conservation is one of The most important factors for species conservation. The study of The wildlife species distribotion is both costly and time _consuming. Modeling methods are considered as a means for faalitating and expediting on this field. The porpose of this study is determining The factors affeccting The distribution of ovis orientalis using The maxent model for critical seasons (spring, summer and winter) in The tang-e sayyad protected area in chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, from 2017 to 2018 in this method, for enter to The software, and preparation of desirable maps was usied variovs environmental variables including distance to winter source, regetation, residential areas distance, distance to road, slop, direction and altitude. The modeling results showed distance to water source variable has most affected in favorable habitat selection for species in The Three seasons, studies have also shown That ovis orientalis in tange sayyad region have a lat of interest to present on slopes 20 to 40 degrees and elevations between 2000 and 2400 meters. According to The desirable map, the habitat obtained for ovis orientalis in spring is more than two other seasons (15260 hectares). The result of this study can be used to protective and management measures to increase The desirable habitat Chaharmahal and bakhtiari province.