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AJLUN NATURE RESERVE<br />
Ajlun Nature Reserve was established in 1988 under the<br />
supervision of the Royal Society for the Conservation of<br />
Nature (RSCN). It is situated in the north of <strong>Jordan</strong>, very close<br />
to the Ajlun village of Umm al-Yanabee’. It is an area of hills<br />
covered by dense woodlands of evergreen oak, interspersed<br />
with pistachio, carob, and strawberry-trees.<br />
The Ajlun woodlands are typical of the original forest cover<br />
of <strong>Jordan</strong>. For centuries they have been important for local<br />
people for their wood, scenic beauty, and quite often for<br />
medicine and food. The forest still supports many woodland<br />
mammals, including herds of wild boar, foxes, and the<br />
occasional wolf and hyena. Typical woodland birds are also<br />
numerous, especially the raucous, strikingly coloured jays,<br />
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