research results group 4, altai 2012
DESCRIPTION
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.TRANSCRIPT
Slot 4 30th July– 11th August 2012
1st Aug 2012
training
PREY: spotted 3 adult IBEX on slope behind camp
02nd Aug 2012
• went to check CT 2,
• found SCRAPE & SCAT at 2964m
• split group
found a dead mouse under boulder rock, Pallas cat ??
found 1 more SCRAPE up the ridge
• checked CT 2
• set up CT 8
picture on CT 2: Pallas cat
03rd Aug 2012 RAIN!!! data entry and
petroglyphs
PREY:
Mark spotted 6 more IBEX on slope behind camp ( 3 adults, females with 3 young )
04th Aug 2012
museum and lunch & shopping at Kosh Agash
05th Aug 2012
split into 2 groups
• river group: prey survey
• ridge group: checking CT 5 & CT 6
pictures on CT 5
06th Aug 2012set up advanced camp
7th Aug 20123 groups:
lake group: Elena, Cornelia, Kathy, Irmtraut, (Mark) valley group: Sharon, Svetlana, David, Marie, Louise, Jenny, Adamridge group: Colton, Connor, Rhys, (Mark), Oleg
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)
Photo Rhys
Photo Louise
Photo Louise
ridge group found a scrape with scat !set up CT 9 & 10
CAMERA TRAPS
set up: CT 8, CT 9 , CT 10
picked up: CT 1
checked: CT 2, CT 4, CT 5, CT 6, CT 7
SL SIGNS:
scrapes1- 2 scrapes at (next door) Valley ridge1 scrape at Talduiar Massif
scat1 scat at next door valley ridge1 scat at Talduiar Massif
Achievements
PREY
Ibex: spotted 31 animals
Argali: spotted approx. 90 animals
ARGALIDate adults young total adults young total
01/08/2012 3 302/08/201203/08/2012 3 3 604/08/201205/08/201206/08/201207/08/2012 11 11 22 4 4
50+5 4 97 3 10? ? 6? ? 9
08/08/201209/08/2012
31 approx 90
IBEX
9th Aug 2012
• Interviews • pick up CT 1
Date Sex Age lifestock commentsopen for tourists
08/08/20123 male,
1 female18 - 25
goats, horses, cattle
they do not think that predators are a problem for their lifestock. They do not dislike visitors.
yes
09/08/2012 male approx. 50 sheep, goats,
cattle
he has seen a SL in 2008, he also has a gun to protect the herd from predators ( shot 4 wolves last year) as predators took 2- 5 cows last year
yes if they not leave too much waste in the country
09/08/2012 male approx. 50 sheep, goats,
cattle
his opinion about SL is indifferent. He has no permission to carry a gun, so he has dogs to protect/ alert the herds
?
09/08/2012 female 25 raking hay
she saw lynx, pallas cat and she mentioned that 10 yrs ago there have been lots of SL here
?
THANK YOU !!!