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Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Reserve is a community reserve where  local  people have partnered with the Denver Zoo Foundation,   the  Mongolian  Academy  of  Sciences  and   Nomadic Journeys for research and the conservation of the Ikh Nartiin  Chuluu  Plateau. It  is  an  upland  with many rocky outcrops. Often hot and dry. It is an arid Gobi kind of area.  The unique wildlife feature of Ikh Nart is its approximately 600 Argali sheep (Ovis ammon), the largest wild mountain sheep in the world. Although there is no guarantee, they are not that shy here. Also  Mongolian  gazelle (Procapra gutturosa) are frequent visitors and are relatively easy to come across and view. Ikh Nartiin Chuluu, the full name, means in Mongolian, “Rocks with plenty of sunshine”. The reserve also has a sizeable population  of  the  world’s  biggest  vulture,  the  Black or Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monacha), as well as some 200 Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica).