Observations on some large mammals of the Transaltai, Djungarian and Shargin Gobi, Mongolia

International audience This paper describes the efforts being made by the Mongolian authorities to protect the Fauna and Flora of the Gobi region and records significant observations made during a series of expedi tions to this region organized from 1972 to 1976, particularly on Panther a unicaf Can...

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Main Authors: Dash, Y., Szaniawski, A., Child, G.S., Hunkeler, P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 1977
Subjects:
geo
Online Access:https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03530326/file/bitstream_118443.pdf
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03530326
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Summary:International audience This paper describes the efforts being made by the Mongolian authorities to protect the Fauna and Flora of the Gobi region and records significant observations made during a series of expedi tions to this region organized from 1972 to 1976, particularly on Panther a unicaf Canis lupus , Ursus pruinosus , Equus przewalskii, Equus hemionus, Camelus bactrianus, Capra sibirica, Ovis ammon, Gazella subgutturosa and Saiga tatarica mongolica. Résultats des missions préliminaires à l’établissement d’un Parc National de 3 800 000 ha et d’une Réserve de 900 000 ha en République Populaire de Mongolie. La faune des grands mammi fères de la région est encore riche et des renseignements biolo giques sont donnés sur plusieurs espèces. Le cheval de Przewalski est malheureusement disparu à l’état sauvage.