Has the Snow Leopard Disappeared from Eastern Sayan and Western Hovsogol? [Le léopard des neiges a t-il disparu du SaÏan oriental et du Hovsogol occidentale].

Résumé

Mountain junction of Munku-Sardyk. From the northern side some 125 km2 was surveyed in June 1991, April 1993, and May and August 1995), while from the southern or Mongolian side approximately 165 km2 was checked in July 1995.Mountain Junction of Munku-Sardyk PeakSouthern slopes on the Mongolian side: A search of the eastern end and upper reaches of the Bayan-Gol River was not possible. But in my opinion, this region could provide more fruitful results: according to contacts with local shepherds, Bayan-Gol is the last remaining mountain core area for the tarbagan (Marmota bobac mongolica) in northern Hovsogol, and it is therefore not impossible that this region offers potential snow leopard habitat, with the predator coming to hunt from the Buryat side.