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Searching for THE GHOST in Kyrgyzstan

From July 30th to August 12th 2018 I had the pleasure to be on a „Biosphere Expeditions“-Trip to support a conservation project regarding the very elusive Snow Leopard…

Nura Tau Argali (Ovis ammon severtzovi)

Photo: Michel Gervais / Nura Tau, Uzbekistan – chapter to be compiled  

Stone’s Sheep (Ovis dalli stonei)

Photo: Leslie Main Johnson / Muncho Lake, British Columbia, Canada – chapter remains to be built

Dall’s Sheep (Ovis dalli dalli)

Photo: Ralf Bürglin – chapter remains to be built

Tianshan Argali (Ovis ammon karelini)

The Pamir Argali appears to be the most fascinating Argali, with the Tianshan Argali standing in it’s shadow. But this is not justified, particularly since the two phenotypes…

Tibetan Argali (Ovis hodgsoni)

The Tibetan Argali occupies the major part of the Tibetan Plateau, the largest geographic range for any specific argali type. A white ruff that surrounds the neck of…

Arabian Tahr (Arabitragus jayakari)

Of the three tahrs this species is the smallest. It is more closely related to the Aoudad.

15 hours in the Chartreuse Mountains, France

I basically had 15 hours on May 3rd and 4th 2018 during a family trip to look for Chartreuse Chamois. I got great views of this subspecies. And…

Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)

The Mountain Goat is endemic to the mountainous regions of Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. [1]

Chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii)

The Chiru is the only large mammal species endemic to the Tibetan Plateau. Its horns have no age rings, and there is no evidence that they continue to…