Ilam province is one the important wildlife habitats of western Iran. There live different species of wildlife like partridge, dull-yellow partridge, bustard, pigeon, heron, goose, crane, duck, owl, eagle, falcon, starling. Migratory birds come to this habitats of the province for spending their winter, nesting and breeding specially the geese and swallow. Other important wildlife of the province are leopard, hyena, bear, wild sheep, rabbit, porcupine, squirrel, weasel, gazelle, wild goat, bore, jackal, fox, wolf etc. The important game fields and hunting areas of the province are as follows: Ilam hunting fields including: mountains of Matasht, Shareh Zull, Qolarak, Sivan, Siyah Kooh, Buli Shalam, Bankul, Qalandar, Gachan, Sivan Badreh, Anarag Buli, Allah Khoda, Zamzaman, Shalian and Kavran. Mehran hunting field including: Kooh Ganji Veiss, Darband Kooh, Tang Shourshirin, Bajak, Nasrian, Bisheh Deraz, Bansarve, Vizhedarvand, Kooh Nakhjir, Poshteh Shouhan, Banrahman, Galan and… Dehloran hunting fields including: Qeel, Anaran, Kooh Hoor, Dinar Kooh, Bayat and Musian. Shirvan Va Chardavol hunting fields including: Kooh Sefid Qalajeh, Sivan Badreh Heights, Zanjir Heights and Saroben Gorge. Dareh Shahr hunting fields including: Zarangoosh, Sheikh Makan, Tang Bahram Chubineh, Gawmishan, Filman, Poshteh Mahtabi, Mazhyn and Kabir Kooh. Some of the important areas of the province are protected by the Department of the Environment as wildlife refuge, these are: Masht, Seshkalan (Reno), Sharehzul, Qalandar, Gachan and Bankesol.