Research
Altaian Raptors in Action
Here are some images of Altai’s many different raptor species and a few other special appearances.
Read MoreCommunity-Led Big Cat Protection in 2014 – Thank You, Disney!
Thanks to Senior Researcher at Altaisky State Nature Reserve Sergei Spitsyn’s efforts to stop poaching and assess the population, we estimate the population has grown to 5-8 cats – a tremendous improvement!
Read MoreBiologists from the US and Spain Count Sheep in Altai
In August 2011, The Altai Project sent a team of two wildlife ecologists and three graduate students from the US to Altai to join an international survey of argali mountain sheep.
Read MoreCamera-trapping in the Argut River watershed
These pictures were all taken using camera traps during the winter months in 2010-2011 in the lower (northern) half of the Argut River watershed.
Read MoreStudying Snow Leopards in Argut and around Altai
In 2010 Panthera gave a generous conservation research grant to SUNY-ESF’s James Gibbs to support the first high-tech snow leopard research in Altai Republic. The grant provided for the purchase of camera traps and supported expedition time to study the snow leopard population in the Argut River watershed. This, in combination with financial and material support from…
Read MoreCamera-trapping along the Argut River
Sergei Spitsyn, a long-time partner and ranger at Altaisky State Nature Reserve, just returned from an expedition along the lower and middle Argut River. With the participation of two residents from the nearby village of Inegen, he had set camera traps in likely locations to learn more about what animals still inhabit the area. The…
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