Protected areas of Azerbaijan include: Azerbaijan has 9 climate zones and 4,500 higher plant species, 240 of them are endemics and "relicts", as well as 140 rare and endangered species.
Fauna include 107 mammals, 394 birds, 54 reptiles, 9 amphibians, 14,000 insects and approximately 108 fish species.
[1] The first nature reservesin Azerbaijan were established in the 1930s in Goygol, Zagatala, and Gizilaghaj.
Seven other specially protected State Nature Reserve sites were added: Shirvan, Basitchay, Garayazi, Aggol, Ismayilli, Ilisu, and Altiaghaj.
Total protected areas amount to 10.3% of Azerbaijan's land mass.