Ecologist: Fire in Khosrov Forest caused great damage to its  biodiversity 

ArmInfo.Fire in Khosrov Forest state reserve caused enormous damage to its biodiversity. This was announced by the head of the association "For the sake of stable human development", ecologist Karine Danielyan on August 16 at a meeting with journalists.

According to the ecologist, this reserve in terms of flora and fauna  has not only national and regional significance, but also  international. More than half of the plant species are located on the  territory of the Khosrov Forest, a wide palette of bird species,  mammals, including endemics such as the Armenian moufflon or bezoar  goat, she noted.

According to the ecologist, to assess the damage from the disaster  for today is premature, since a large part of the reserve has burnt  out - about 3000 hectares out of 30 thousand. At the same time, it  seems obvious from the first sight that the damage is colossal. The  process of recovery will require the efforts of many experts and will  last for decades, Karine Danielyan noted.