conservation Archives - The Altai Project

New! Siberia-US environmental cooperation through journalism

May 18th, 2021

Exciting news! The Altai Project is a member of a new, three-way partnership formed to share environmental justice and indigenous rights journalism with American and Russian readers and thus improve understanding of cross-cutting issues between the United States and Russia in these areas. The partnership also involves California-based Earth Island Journal and the Vladivostok, Russia-based…

Covid-19 news in Altai

April 9th, 2020

Immature Steppe eagle flying over steppe grassland. Photo by Igor Karyakin.

The COVID-19 pandemic is a challenging and uncertain time for humans around the globe. We are seeing the ripples of tremendous and complex impacts and changes in our homes, our communities, and around the world. The same is true in the conservation world.

Former Poacher Receives 2015 Disney Conservation Hero Award

January 27th, 2015

The Altai Project is thrilled to announce that Altai’s newest snow leopard protector, Mergen Markov, a former poacher, has been honored with a Disney Conservation Hero Award from Disney Conservation Fund!