From our snow leopard conservation expedition to the high mountains of the Altai Republic in Central Asia (www.biosphere-expeditions.org/altai). Expedition blogs at http://biosphereexpeditions.wordpress.com/, http://www.facebook.com/biosphere.expeditions1, https://plus.google.com/103347005009999707934/posts.
15. 3 groups: 7th Aug 2012
lake group: Elena, Cornelia, Kathy, Irmtraut, (Mark)
valley group: Sharon, Svetlana, David, Marie, Louise, Jenny, Adam
ridge group: Colton, Connor, Rhys, (Mark), Oleg
16. day of the prey
lake group: 10 Argali (seen from 2nd lake on the ridge towards north west )
valley group: 2 Ibex (female+ young running down the east slope)
22 Ibex (towards the north ridge)
9 Argali (east ridge)
6 Argali (on the summit)
9 Argali (5 adults, 4 young in the valley next to us)
ridge group: 4 Argali (adults, 1 male, 3 females)
50+ Argali (running up across north slope)
22. 9th Aug 2012
• Interviews
• pick up CT 1
open for
Date Sex Age lifestock comments tourists
they do not think that
3 male, goats, horses, predators are a problem
08/08/2012 18 - 25 yes
1 female cattle for their lifestock. They
do not dislike visitors.
he has seen a SL in
2008, he also has a gun
yes if they not
to protect the herd from
sheep, goats, leave too
09/08/2012 male approx. 50 predators ( shot 4
cattle much waste in
wolves last year) as
the country
predators took 2- 5 cows
last year
his opinion about SL is
indifferent. He has no
sheep, goats,
09/08/2012 male approx. 50 permission to carry a ?
cattle
gun, so he has dogs to
protect/ alert the herds
she saw lynx, pallas cat
and she mentioned that
09/08/2012 female 25 raking hay ?
10 yrs ago there have
been lots of SL here