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Our Mission The Altai Conservancy is a U.S. nongovernmental organization committed to protecting the natural and cultural heritage of the Altai Mountains, and to supporting programs, projects and initiatives that sustain, enhance, or expand Russia’s networks of nature reserves, known as “zapovedniks.”
In Russia we work in collaboration with The Altai Foundation, a Russian nongovernmental organization. Founded by Slava Trigubovich - one of Russia’s most dedicated leaders in biodiversity protection - and Rostislav Shilo - the internationally renowned Director of the Novosibirsk Zoo - the Altai Foundation uses privately-raised funds to expand support for Russia’s precious system of nature reserves.
What’s New? · We are thrilled to announce that the Altai Foundation is the recipient of the 2006 Environmental Award from the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO)! The prestigious WANGO awards recognize non-governmental organizations from throughout the world that demonstrate exceptional effort, service, innovation, and excellence.
· Our 2006 annual appeal was our most successful! Thanks to many of you, our number of donors increased by 22% . We deeply appreciate your contributions toward our work.
In the news…
· Altaisky Zapovednik is under siege by individuals who desire to exploit its resources for personal gain. Championing the efforts to save this important federal preserve and enforce the environmental protection laws is its director, Slava Trigubovich.
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In the field…
· Our 2006 major research and monitoring expedition was conducted in two phases, winter and early fall. The goals were to estimate the current state of the populations of Russian snow leopard and its prey species in the Sailugemsky-Altaisky area, and to patrol this area. The results confirmed the importance of our work.
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