Ulaanbaatar
Wildlife populations in Khar Yamaat Nature Reserve increasing
Environment
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Rangers
of Khar Yamaat Nature Reserve (NR) maintain records of wildlife individuals
when they go on patrolling. To confirm the monitoring data on wildlife heads
and locations collected by rangers and assess the current ungulate populations
in the NR, the quarterly inventories were done with a line transect method in
2021.
Rangers of the NR and buffer
zone sub-provinces jointly conducted the latest quarterly inventory in
December, 2021. While 14 individuals of red deer (Cervus Elaphus) and 136
individuals of Mongolian gazelle (Procapra gutturosa) were recorded in the NR
in December, 2020, there were 22 red deer individuals and 150 Mongolian gazelle
individuals were recorded in the NR in December, 2021. Particularly, the
Mongolian gazelle population that occurred in the NR in all seasons since 2015
has been increasing, according to their inventory results.
D. Kherlenbaatar, a ranger of
Khar Yamaat NR, says “Lately, wildlife populations in the NR have been on the
rise thanks to the increasing participatory conservation efforts. At the same
time, illegal hunting has become no longer to occur in the NR. We are really
happy for that the wildlife habitats are being recovered and protected”
Overall, Khar Yamaat NR is
characterized with its specific natural formations such as aspen stands and
rocky habitats that have abundant woody plants such as dwarf birch, and almond
stands which provide home to diverse biodiversity including forest ungulates
and predators such as grey wolf, lynx, Manul or Pallas’ cat, Eurasian badger,
Golden eagle, and Sake falcon in the region. Thus, Khar Yamaat NR is called the
‘Khangay’ in the steppe.
Source:
WWF Mongolia
