Estimation of the desirability of the whole and goat habitat (Capra aegagrus) in the protected area of Khayyz during the regeneration season using the HEP method

In this study, the aim of studying the desirability of the habitat of the whole and Capra aegagrus species in the regeneration season in the protected area of ​​Sulak, Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad province, Bahmei, was using the Hep method. Currently, most of the habitat degradation is to large mammals, especially herbivores such as whole and goats. Therefore, the maintenance of regeneration habitats and their study especially favorable habitats of low-yielding species such as whole and goat has a significant effect on survival and production and the like. There will be species. Habitat assessment is a practical solution for this important issue. By assessing the habitat, the desirability and number of habitat units available for regeneration of this species can be obtained. To do this, the region was first divided into two northern and southern habitats. Then, assessment of the habitat of whole and goat species in the regeneration season by HEP method and ranking of different habitat variables in two habitats. At the end, the results of the two cases were compared. The measured habitat indicators are density and diversity of vegetation, elevation, slope, direction, access to water resources, distance from residential areas, distance from the road, trapping rate of predators, trapping intensity in the area and predation. The score for each index varied from 1 to 5. Then, based on the habitability utility, the HSI values ​​for each section were calculated.