Kazakhstan Enhances Efforts to Restore, Preserve Endangered Animal Species
Kazakh Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Yerlan Nyssanbayev discussed the restoration of the snow leopard and Przewalski’s horse populations and the preservation of rare and endangered animal species in Kazakhstan during a Dec. 17 government meeting chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.
The Prime Minister’s press service reported that the meeting highlighted the work to prepare policy documents to protect Red Book animals.
Currently, there are over 220 species of animals in the Red Book. Owing to the work done in the period from 2005 to 2023, the number of Tugai deer increased from 350 to 1,147 individuals, kulan from 1,112 to 4,493, argali (mountain sheep) from 8,835 to 20,316, goitered gazelle from 12,500 to 15,400.
He reported that 227 species of animals are re...