PROGRAM DESCRIPTION DAY 1: Departure from Bishkek before 9:00 AM, traveling to Chychkan Gorge via the Bishkek-Osh highway (approximately 230 km). En route, enjoy scenic views of Suusamyr, the […]
Why do some people see predators as an essential part of nature, while others see them as a constant threat❓
Understanding human–carnivore conflict requires more than assumptions—it requires evidence. That is why we have launched a new study exploring interactions between people and large carnivores in high-mountain pastoral landscapes in […]
Camera Trap Installation in Khan-Tengiri State Nature Park 🏔️
From 1–3 July 2026, staff of the Ilbirs Foundation, together with rangers from Khan-Tengiri State Nature Park, carried out a field expedition to install camera traps. To ensure efficient fieldwork, […]
One Health: Strengthening Collaboration for the Health of People, Animals, and the Environment
On 1–2 July 2026, the #CCHALKK project team participated in the National One Health Committee Coordination Meeting, held in the scenic Chon-Kemin Valley. The primary objective of the meeting was […]
The Ilbirs Foundation participated in the construction of artificial ice reservoir systems in Kyrgyzstan.
From 22 to 29 June, Acres of Ice, together with the Ilbirs Foundation, successfully completed the construction of two pilot artificial ice reservoir systems in the Ton District of the […]
📆From 9 to 11 June 2026, staff from the Ilbirs Foundation patricipated in a marmot census in the Enilchek Valley, with the aim of assessing their population size and the condition of their habitats; the census was carried out by rangers from the Khan-Tengiri State Nature Park🤝.
This research was carried out as part of the wildlife monitoring component of the ‘One Health in Central Asia’ project☝️. Before work began, survey routes were mapped out, taking into […]