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Mongolian wildlife

Nature and wildlife photos from Mongolia, primarily Ikh Nart Nature Reserve and Hustai National Park.
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Mongolian marmot (Marmota sibirica), Hustai National Park, Mongolia. Marmot populations in Mongolia have declined by more than 85% since 1940, with most of the decline happening after the fall of communism in 1990 as a result of market liberalization coupled with high demand for furs in China.
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Mongolian marmot (Marmota sibirica), Hustai National Park, Mongolia. Marmot populations in Mongolia have declined by more than 85% since 1940, with most of the decline happening after the fall of communism in 1990 as a result of market liberalization coupled with high demand for furs in China.

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  • Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii), Hustai National Park, Mongolia.
  • Argali mother and lamb (Ovis ammon), Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia
  • Pallas' coluber (Elaphe dione), Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia
  • Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) in nest, Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia. I assisted with capturing and marking this species for research, otherwise I would never have approached a nest this close for a photo.
  • Battling red-billed choughs (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) with spectators, Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia
  • Gobi desert landscape at sunset, Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia
  • Argali ram (Ovis ammon), Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia
  • Gray wagtail (Motacilla cinerea), Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia
  • Sunset over a Gobi Desert stream, Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia
  • Argali rams (Ovis ammon), Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia
  • Siberian ibex nanny (Capra sibirica) at last light, Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia. Note the radio collar, as the animal is part of a population-monitoring research project run by Denver Zoo.
  • Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) in tree, Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia.
  • Siberian ibex billes (Capra sibirica), Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia.
  • Mongolian ger -- aka yurt -- at sunset, Gobi Desert, Mongolia
  • Gobi Desert landscape, Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia
  • Pallas' pika (Ochotona pallasi), Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia
  • Mongolian marmot (Marmota sibirica), Hustai National Park, Mongolia. Marmot populations in Mongolia have declined by more than 85% since 1940, with most of the decline happening after the fall of communism in 1990 as a result of market liberalization coupled with high demand for furs in China.
  • Argali ram (Ovis ammon) in black and white, Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia
  • Siberian ibex kid (Capra sibirica), Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia
  • Siberian ibex nanny and kid (Capra sibirica), Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia
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