Research results group 4, Altai 2012

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 !!!