In the Altai Mountains will be the center for the study of the world's first Man'ula
BARNAUL, September 17 -. RIA Novosti Saylyugemsky National Park in the Republic of Altai will be the first world platform for the study of a Red wild cat manul, the database on the predator does not exist in the world, the press service of the park.
Scientists from Russia, USA, UK, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Sweden, Mongolia and Ukraine discussed the problems of study and preservation of a rare representative of the cat family. According to them, neither in Russia, nor in the world there is no single database. The wild cat is listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation, but information on their numbers is very scattered.
"Pallas unjustly forgotten by the world, even though the animal in danger of extinction threat. In Russia, only a few specialists who are engaged in its study. Among them, Anna Barashkova, an expert on Siberian Manuli. She created the online database where photos and videos are recorded. However, . the efforts of one man is not enough Saylyugemsky national Park will participate in this project, especially since the rare cat lives in our territory Park will be the first world platform for the study of Pallas' cat Here you can see them with my own eyes and to capture on camera ", -.. Deputy Director science, research and monitoring Denis Malikov.
It is known that the area of distribution Man'ula - Central and Middle Asia. In Russia, it can be found in the Trans-Baikal, Tuva and Altai. In particular, in the Altai Republic manul hit the camera traps environmentalists Saylyugemskom National Park, on the ridge Chikhacheva and elsewhere.
Wild cat is in the Russian Red Book status, here it is not hunted. However, in neighboring Mongolia poachers destroy Man'ula for skins, it even hunt with dogs, specify environmentalists. Populations of cross-border region is threatened with extinction, experts warn.
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