The WCPF has contributed an article to the The Royal Society for Asian Affairs website.
Photo credit: Dr Adiya Yadamsuren – Founder and Director of The Wild Camel Protection Foundation Mongoli
The critically endangered wild camel, Camelus ferus, хавтгай, 野骆驼, inhabits the desert ecosystems of Mongolia and China. In China it survives in the Gashun Gobi, Lop Nur and the Taklamakan deserts. In Mongolia, it exists only in the Great Gobi Strictly Protected Area (GGSPA) bordering China and in one captive population. The protected area was established over fifty years ago by the Mongolian government with the support of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and is a stronghold for this incredibly rare species. […]
