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2015 Field report and photos
Sergei Spitsyn and his team returned from a field expedition with new snow leopard evidence, incredible photos, and the successful removal of poachers’ snares.
Read MoreNational Park expansion a reality?
Would conversion of the regional Ukok Quiet Zone into a federal protected area present a more significant barrier to the Altai pipeline’s construction?
Read MoreAltai Pipeline: One step forward for Ukok, one step back for sacred sites
Despite eliminating the Altai route in 2013, threats to Ukok Plateau remain. Gazprom continues to negotiate and plan an eastern pipeline route.
Read MoreAltai Republic officials approve pipeline construction despite legal questions
Altai Republic takes several steps to push the Altai pipeline project ahead despite the absence of a signed agreement between Russia and China and many questions concerning the legality of these moves. Click to read more of this update.
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 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…
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