The press service of the World Wildlife Fund reported that the strategy defines the most important tasks for the conservation of the Altai mountain sheep. Among them, the preservation of modern stable groups of the species and the provision of conditions for their unhindered migration between Russia and Mongolia, taking into account the growth of anthropogenic pressure in the habitats of mountain sheep.
The Altai mountain sheep is listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation and the list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature as a “vulnerable” species. In Russia, argali lives in the regions bordering Mongolia in the Republics of Altai and Tuva: on the Saylyugem, Chikhachev, Mongun-Taiga, Tsagan-Shibetu ridges. The Sailyugemsky National Park, the Altaisky and Ubsunur Hollow nature reserves, the Ukok Plateau Calm Zone natural park are located here. Despite the fact that hunting for argali has been banned in Russia since 1934, poaching of these animals for meat and horns continues.
In winter, argali migrate to Mongolia, where snow levels are lower. By the summer they return to Russia. The protection of such species is impossible without the cooperation of the two countries. In 2018, Russia and Mongolia signed a program to monitor the Altai mountain sheep in the transboundary zone.
The Sokhondinsky Reserve in the Trans-Baikal Territory has reported a successful saiga population count conducted during a raid in the reserve's protected zone on November 5-6
The press service of the Land of the Leopard National Park has announced the discovery of the first natural colony of endangered Altai mouse-eared bats in Russia
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