In April, an offsite meeting of the section of experts on conservation and restoration of snow leopards and argalis in Russia was held in the Altai Republic with the support of the Irbis Association. The meeting was held within the framework of the federal project "Conservation of biological diversity and development of ecological tourism" of the National Project "Ecology."The participants were more than 40 specialists.
During the meeting, the experts reviewed the conservation strategy for the Altai mountain sheep (argali), summarized the results of snow leopard surveys in the Altai Republic in 2023, and discussed opportunities for cross-border cooperation between Russia and Mongolia in the conservation and study of the snow leopard.
With the support of the Association, the staff of the Sailugemsky National Park visited the Republic of Kyrgyzstan to exchange experiences in protecting snow leopards and other rare animal species. In addition, the Association provided material assistance to remote reserves in Kyrgyzstan. Specifically, 20 sets of field clothes were given to the staff of the Sarychat-Ertash reserve and the public reserve "Baiboosun Zharatylysh Korugu," and 25 sets of winter-summer clothes were given to the staff of the Sailugemsky National Park.
A working trip was organized for employees of the scientific department of Sailugemsky National Park to Mongolia. The purpose of the trip was to build transboundary cooperation with conservation organizations of neighboring Mongolia for the preservation of the snow leopard and its ecosystems.
With the support of the Association, specialists from Sailugem National Park visited Tajikistan to exchange experiences and establish partnership relations.Sailugem National Park and the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan concluded an agreement on cooperation in the field of study and conservation of the snow leopard and its habitats. The delegation visited the habitats of the species and got acquainted with effective measures for the conservation of the irbis in Tajikistan.
The Interregional Association "Irbis" also signed cooperation agreements with several conservation organizations:
- Ubsunur Basin Reserve (Mongolia);
- The Institute of Zoology and Parasitology named after E. E. Gubkin (Mongolia). N. Pavlovsky Institute of Zoology and Parasitology of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan;
- Sarychat-Eertash Reserve (Kyrgyzstan);
- Public Reserve "Baiboosun Zharatylysh korugu" (Kyrgyzstan).