On Wednesday, July 5, President Emomali Rahmon attended an official opening ceremony of  nursery for keeping rare animals in Shahriston district, Sughd province.

The president’s official website says the total area of the nursery is 200 hectares, and this area of Shahriston district has a favorable climate for breeding rare animals.

Two types of rare animals are bred and cared for in this nursery, established by Gaznaft LLC: the European fallow deer and the horned mouflon sheep.

The nursery reportedly has ample conditions and possibilities for the care and gradual increase of the population of rare animals.