This valley is the sole location within the High Atlas Range where the endangered primate Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus is known to occur; this primate is found in the Middle Atlas and a few disjunctive populations in Algeria and Gibraltar.
This valley is the only location within the High Atlas Range where the endangered primate Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus, is known to exist; this primate is found in the Middle Atlas and a few isolated populations in Algeria and Gibraltar.