RESEARCH PROJECTS

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PALLAS'S CAT MOVEMENT

This project is supported by the Mohamed bin Zayed Conservation Fund. We are collecting movement locations from GPS collars in the Khalzan soum region of Sukhbaatar aimag beginning in 2019.

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STEPPE EAGLE BREEDING SURVEY

The Steppe Eagle Breeding Survey, supported by The Oriental Bird Club, was started in May 2018. We found 25 breeding nests in the Khalzan Soum region of Sukhbaatar Aimag. This survey will continue in 2019.

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PREY SPECIES ABUNDANCE

We started The Small Mammal Survey in June 2018. In 2017 and 2018, Brandt's vole population peak occurred in the region. Also, we recorded Daurian ground squirrel, the Mongolian gerbi,  and Daurian Pika.

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PALLAS'S CAT OCCUPANCY SURVEY

This project is supported by the Rufford Conservation Grant. We collected field data in the Khalzan soum area of Sukhbaatar aimag in May, July, August, September, December 2018 and February 2019.