News & Events
Cultural practices in Altai [2020]
This page introduces important concepts and traditions that are specific to Greater Altai.
Read MoreStanding on Sacred Ground [2015]
Our friends at Sacred Land Film Project, another Earth Island Institute project, are thrilled to announce the broadcast of this award-winning 4-film series.
Read MoreNew Ak-Cholushpa Nature Park gets a quick start [2012]
Newly-formed Ak-Cholushpa Nature Park on the southern shores of Lake Teletskoye has received a start-up grant from the UNDP’s Altai Sayan climate change program.
Read MoreNew Snow Leopard Video Footage! [2015]
This just in from the field, specifically on Chikhacheva Ridge, checking camera traps, deploying new ones, seeing what the latest snow leopard going ons there are. Good news! Adult male Khorgai visited numerous camera traps, and female Guta not only reappeared after a lengthy absence, but she brought her kittens (born ~May 2013?) with her.…
Read MoreReforming Poachers [2015]
This past February, several teams totaling 25 trackers, rangers, and experts documented that these cats, one of Russia’s most endangered species, are still roaming the area.
Read MoreOn Our Mind in March 2015
Native Americans share genetic markers linking them directly back to ancient peoples who lived in the greater Altai region 20,000-25,000 years ago.
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