Sarychat Ertash Nature Reserve
The Sarychat-Ertash State Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Issyk Kul Region in Kyrgyzstan . It is located south of Lake Issyk-Kul in the Tien-shan Mountains and covers an area of 720 square kilometers. The reserve is part of the Issyk-Kul Biosphere Reserve.
The reserve was established primarily to protect the endangered snow leopard and argali . Other large animals that can be proven to occur in the protected area are the Siberian ibex and the brown bear . Smaller mammal species that could also be detected with camera traps in the reserve are the red fox , Tolai hare and gray marmot . In the course of a study in 2005, argalis, ibex and marmots were by far the most frequently captured with camera traps. In the area of further live Manuls , stone marten, Eurasian lynx, badgers, wild boars and wolves. The reserve is strictly protected and exempt from any use, including tourism. About 80 km southeast of the reserve, near the Chinese border, is the Jangart hunting reserve, where regulated hunting is permitted.
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- ↑ Jennifer L. McCarthy, Kyle P. McCarthy, Todd K. Fuller, and Thomas M. McCarthy (2010). Assessing Variation in Wildlife Biodiversity in the Tien Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan Using Ancillary Camera-trap Photos. Mountain Research and Development (MRD) PDF
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Coordinates: 41 ° 57 ' N , 78 ° 32' E