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Siberian
Environmental Center
P.O. Box 547, Novosibirsk
Russia, 630090
+7-383-363-00-59
savemanul@mail.ru
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January 25, 2008
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PROJECTS PALLAS CAT: INVESTIGATION FOR SAVING (Clarifying Conservation Status in Russia)
To the Pallas Cat habitats in the Altai Mountains (about our expedition)
The most west part of Pallas Cat area in Russia is situated in the south-eastern Altai within the Chuya Steppe and its mountain environs and partly the Ukok Plateau. Nobody specially surveyed Pallas Cat in Altai Republic (see about Pallas Cat in Altai Republic). The main object of our project was to investigate the key Pallas Cat habitats in Altai Mts.
| Research Team: |
Anna Barashkova, team head, NGO Siberian Environmental Center, Novosibirsk
Ilya Smelansky, NGO Siberian Environmental Center, Novosibirsk
Sergey Naidenko, Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Andrey Tomilenko, NGO Siberian Environmental Center, Novosibirsk
Alexander Kapin, volunteer, Moscow
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| Expedition duration: |
December 12 - 25, 2006 |
| Region observed: |
Altai Republic (valleys of the Ulandryk, Yustyd, Bar-Burgazy, Buraty, Tashantinka) |
Anna Barashkova
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Ilya Smelansky
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Andrey Tomilenko
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Sergey Naidenko
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Alexander Kapin
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 The expedition base camp was organized in the former meteo station in the Ulandryk river. The Ulandryk valley is one of main Pallas Cat habitats in Altai Republic. We put in the Ulandryk and in the front of the Chuya Steppe 10 routes, and also 2 routes in the mountain massif of the Keregetas and 1 route between the Yustyd and the Bar-Burgazy rivers. The full route extension was about 200 km. We surveyed the other mammals (fox, corsac fox, wolf, tolai hare, mustelids, pikas' colonies) and birds (including their nests) at the same time. Local people (herdsmen, hunters, etc.) were interviewed also.
Data of surveys and interviews obtained are analyzing and preparing to publication at present.
Prior results of the survey were presented at the International Meeting "The Teriofauna of Russia and Contiguous Territories" (January 31 - February 2, 2007, A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Moscow). See the paper Pallas Cat (Otocolobus manul) status in the south-eastern Altai Republic ›› (only in Russian now)
 Pallas Cat tracks in deep snow, the upper Ulandryk, Altai Republic, 15.12.2006. © Sergey Naidenko
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 Pallas cat den in marmot's hole, Altai republic, 19.12.2006. © Sergey Naidenko
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 Pallas Cat tracks near the temporary den (marmot's hole), the Ulandryk, Altai Republic, 17.12.2006. © Anna Barashkova
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 Pallas cat killed by shepherd's dog in the Jeghitey tract, Altai Republic, 17.12.2006. © Ilya Smelansky
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