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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolia

www.takhi.org -the website for one of the orgainzations involved  with the reintroduction of takhi - Przewalskii horses(wild horse) in Mongolia. Only available in German language.

www.hustai.mn - Hustai National Park is a regular feature of our trips near Ulaanbaatar, being only a 2h drive to the west. Takhi horses have been reintroduced to this national park. Read more about this fascinating conservation project here.

www.snowleopard.org Official website of The International Snow Leopard Trust, which is working to protect the endangered snow leopard and its Central Asian habitat. Nomadic Journeys organizes a trip for snow leopard enthusiasts, in August, and you will find it described here.

WWF Mongolia - WWF Mongolia is a team of dedicated Mongolians who are part of the worldwide WWF network.  Read especially about the Altai Sayan EcoRegion in the west, where we send guess to Khar Us Nuur National Park, a priority area for WWF. See Bruno Figuera's photo from his trip there. Also check out the Daurian Steppe EcoRegion in the northeast.

www.worldwildlife.org is the overview of WWF United States Amur Heilongjiang program. Read and see photos of Darron Collins of WWF US horse ride journey across the Khan Khentii, where the Amur River tributary, Onon River, is born. Genghis Khan was born by the Onon River. It empties into the Amur River, which flows to the Pacific Ocean,making it the longest free-flowing river in the eastern hemisphere.

www.wcs.org describes the projects carried out by the prestigious New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society on research and projects to conserve our wildlife species, especially research on saiga antelopes, marmots etc.

www.nature.org to learn more about the US-based Nature Conservancy's work in Mongolia.

www.ikhnart.com in the summer of 2008, Nomadic Journeys opened its 6th ger camp, located at Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Reserve in Dornogobi (East Gobi), a 4-6 hours drive southeast of Ulaanbaatar. It is a wildlife reserve of rocky and arid Gobi landscapes, with about 600 argali sheep (Ovis ammon) and other Gobi mammals and birds.

www.birdsmongolia.blogspot.com The best compilation of Mongolian bird watching by its foremost specialist, friend and colleague Axel Bräunlich of the Oriental Bird Club. The most important starting point on the intricacies of Mongolian birds.

www.foxstudio.biz The art studio of Susan Fox in California, who arranges her travels to Mongolia with us, which have resulted in fantastic paintings and sketches which may be bought on-line here.

This is WorldTravel site, with guidance on Mongolia. Need some more facts and general info? You may find them here.

www.mongoliatoday.com this is an online magazine which covers culture, history, nomadic traditions and other aspects of Mongolia. Good articles, with good pics. You'll find, under useful information, addresses of Mongolian missions abroad as well.

www.mongolei.net Mongolia related resources in German language. Our German partner Nomaden Reisen, is headed by Nastagdorj Togtokhbaatar, a native of Hovd in western Mongoli, but now a resident of Berlin since the late 1990s. www.nomadenreisen.de

Foundation for Preservation of Mahayana Traditions (FPMT) Reviving Buddhism in Mongolia - Information on Mongolian Buddhism, its history, current situation, etc.

Realm of the Mongols - Private Information page. If you need information on the Mongol empire's ancient days, then this is a page for you. It includes information on Genghis Khan (Chinggis Khan) etc. Prepared by Per Inge Oestmoen, Norway.

www.travelology.net is the fun site of the Center of Travelology by Haroldo Castro. Here you can test your own Travel credentials against others worldwide in the Art and Science of Traveling. Gain points by, among other things, having visited famous places, had your passport stolen and number of countries visited.

http://viajologia.com.br is the Portuguese language blog by Haroldo Castro's travels around the globe. It is one of the best accounts of simple travel for four weeks in central Mongolia and you will be amazed (even without speaking Portuguese) what images could be captured in such a short place of time. Also find Mongolia at http://viajologia.com.br/archive_2007_06_30_0.html and http://viajologia.com.br/archive_2007_07_10_3.html and

In addition you can find out how to exit Mongolia by train and what there is to see just across the border at http://viajologia.com.br/archive_2007_08_09_6.html and also about our director Jan Wigsten's doings in Brazil shortly thereafter at http://viajologia.com.br/archive_2007_12_18_19.html.

www.pbase.com - Photos by a person who took a trip with Nomadic Journeys.
www.ub-mongolia.mn
www.mongoliacenter.org
www.un-mongolia.mn the UNDP Mongolia website with links to all development work being implemented in Mongolia.
www.mongolia-web.com A portal for contemporary Mongolia.
www.airtrans.mn The most recommended air travel agency in Mongolia, and our neighbor at One Sukhbaatar Street in Ulaanbaatar. Air Trans also have a US office located in Denver, which serves air travel for Mongolian expats in the US and US expats living in Mongolia.
www.epinions.com A nice testimonial on Nomadic Journeys.
www.panthera.org The most prominent conservation and research organization for the world's largest cats, including our dear Snow Leopards.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6188482.stm with more on the latest research methods on snow leopard tracking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCim1EuRGsQ&feature=player_embedded Leads you to YouTube for a 1-2 minute film with explanations on alternative view on Mongolian history.