Ras Mohammed is home to the Nubian ibex in the mountainous areas, as well as small mammals, reptiles, and nocturnal insects. The reserve also hosts many important birds, including herons and seagulls. It covers an area of 480 km² and experiences extremely hot weather in summer and moderate temperatures in winter.Ras Mohammed was declared a nature reserve because it contains several highly sensitive and important ecological systems, such as coral reefs, mangrove habitats, desert medicinal plants, coastal environments including clay plains and salt flats, and seagrass ecosystems.
