Predators and Gazelles in the Steppes of South Ustyurt
2025-01-09 13:00:00 / News
Goitered gazelles and a wolf were captured by a camera trap in the "South Ustyurt" National Park, which operates under the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change.
For reference: The "South Ustyurt" National Park was established on November 11, 2020, in the Kungrat district of the Republic of Karakalpakstan. The park is home to 149 species of animals, 36 of which are listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Notably, the rare gazelle of the Bovidae family, the black-tailed gazelle, is listed as vulnerable, declining, and mosaically distributed in both the Red Book of Uzbekistan and the IUCN Red List. Additionally, the wolf, a predatory mammal from the canid family, is widespread across deserts, steppes, forests, groves, mountains, and foothills of Uzbekistan.