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ArticleEcology and evolution2026

Monitoring Brown Bears in Kazakhstan: A Pilot Study from the Altai Mountain Region.

Sanzhar Kantarbayev, Aimee Tallian, Matthew Grainger, Brett K Sandercock, Alexander Kopatz

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sanzhar KantarbayevLaboratory of Biocenology and Game Management Institute of Zoology of the Republic of Kazakhstan Almaty Kazakhstan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4384-250X
Aimee TallianNorwegian Institute for Nature Research Trondheim Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7182-7377
Matthew GraingerNorwegian Institute for Nature Research Trondheim Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8426-6495
Brett K SandercockNorwegian Institute for Nature Research Trondheim Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9240-0268
Alexander KopatzNorwegian Institute for Nature Research Trondheim Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9139-1179

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monitoring populations of large carnivores that are often elusive and occur at low densities is intrinsically difficult. The challenges are often exacerbated in developing nations with less infrastructure or resources for wildlife surveys. In regions where little is known about wildlife populations, even basic information about the presence of large carnivores in a landscape is an important first step towards implementing sustainable management practices to promote co-existence with humans. Here, we conducted a first-ever pilot study in the Altai Mountain Region of Kazakhstan using camera traps to assess the presence of brown bear (

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Altai mountainscamera trapCentral AsiaEastern Kazakhstanlarge carnivore monitoringungulatesUrsus arctos

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PMID42016933
PMCPMC13093707

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