The winter countings of Pallas' Cat were carried out in the Kosh-Agach district of the Altai Republic. The main study site is the south slopes of the Kurai Ridge (in the Chuya and Kurai intermountain depressions). The local people were interviewed also about Pallas' Cat.

The survey was conducted in the frames of the project "Pallas' Cat in Altai mountain area: to update a conservation status" supported by the Panthera Foundation, as well as private persons.

The expedition participators were the researchers from the SibEcoCenter, the 3-d course student of the Zabaikalsky State Humanitarian Pedagogical University (Chita city, Transbaikal region), the officer of the department of ecological education of the Altaisky Biosphere Reserve (Altai Republic) - the project's volunteer. The survey routes passed through the south-western slopes of the Kurai Ridge. The special attention were given to suitable for Pallas' Cat biotopes - the steep slopes with shallow snow and rocks. The unusual deep snow in the study site this year and hard frosts made difficulties for the work but nevertheless we obtained important survey data on Pallas' Cat presence and habitats as well as on other carnivores and preys. Some data on Pallas' Cat in the area were gathered from the local people.

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