Building Capacity to Protect Besh Aral’s Meadows, Marmots and Megafauna, Kyrgyzstan

Improve the conservation of Menzbier's marmot in Besh-Aral State Nature Reserve, Kyrgyzstan, by improving understanding of the animal, training reserve personnel, engaging with surrounding communities to reduce the pressure from livestock grazing, and working to prevent mining operations from taking place in habitat that is important to the species.