Markakol Reserve
Description:
Its foundation took place in August 1976. It occupies 71.3 thousand hectares of land. Later, the area of the reserve was expanded with the decree of the Kazakh government. It occupied an area of 102979 hectares of land.
The Markakol Reserve contains 55 species of mammals, such as an ermine, eagle, brown bear, wolf, solonga, sable, deer, ferret, snow leopard, maral, otter, elk, mink, wolverine, badger, weasel, columns, boar and many others. Birds, about 250 varieties: wild pigeons, black storks, luni, saury, gray partridges, toadstools, chaeglokes, osodes, owls, ospreys, waders, mullets, black kites, white-tailed eagles, ducks, grouse, etc.