BISHKEK, 10 March (BelTA - Kabar) - A snow leopard conservation
plan has been adopted through 2030. Deputy Minister of Natural
Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision Asel Raimkulova announced
this at a parliamentary committee meeting.
She noted that, as a result of the measures taken, the snow leopard population in the republic has now exceeded 550 individuals.
"To improve the condition of specially protected natural areas, a snow leopard corridor has been created, covering a total area of 792,000 hectares, connecting Khan-Tengri, Sary-Chat-Ertash, and the Naryn region. "Also, the Baibosun and Kotormo nature reserves and the Academy of Sciences Botanical Park were included in the list of specially protected areas," she said.
She noted that, as a result of the measures taken, the snow leopard population in the republic has now exceeded 550 individuals.
"To improve the condition of specially protected natural areas, a snow leopard corridor has been created, covering a total area of 792,000 hectares, connecting Khan-Tengri, Sary-Chat-Ertash, and the Naryn region. "Also, the Baibosun and Kotormo nature reserves and the Academy of Sciences Botanical Park were included in the list of specially protected areas," she said.
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