On the trail of wildlife
Dolphins, pink flamingoes, gazelles… Morocco protects its wildlife. Head off on a photo-safari in its national parks.
The rarest birds
Whether migratory or sedentary, many birds choose Moroccan natural parks as their home as you will see with delight. Pink flamingoes, gray cranes, herons and storks like the meandering Loukos river south of Tangier. The same species can be found in the lagoons of the Souss Massa national park near Agadir. You can also observe osprey there along with the last remaining examples of the bald ibis. You should preferably visit between September and November and February and April. Tours are organized to observe gazelles, antelopes and ostriches. The golden eagle and the white snake-eagle spread their wings in the pure air of the Toubkal national park which looks over Marrakech.
Wildlife in the forest
In the Tazzeka national park, you may cross the path of a Barbary stag (reintroduced in 1993) or a porcupine. A walk on Mount Toubkal reveals a wild panorama of plunging gorges, through which crystal rivers flow. Water also flows from the summits of the Tazzeka national park, giving life to immense forests of cedars and cork oak.
Towards the sea
The El Hoceima national park has three varieties of dolphins, 69 species of bird and some monk seals. These colonies, the last in the world, are also to be found in Dakhla Bay to the south. Skate and marine turtles also live in this habitat.
To remember
Like all countries which are close to nature, Morocco houses and protects a lot of animals.
