Two years ago, Steve Presnal’s dream came true when he embarked on a hunt for Siberian ibex in Kyrgyzstan’s Tian Shan Mountains. With two friends, the 49-year-old from the US state of Wisconsin had ...

Kyrgyzstan’s President, Almazbek Atambayev, who took office in December 2011 has been making major strides for snow leopards. “Since time immemorial, the Kyrgyz people have regarded the snow leopard ...

Parliament in Kyrgyzstan has narrowly rejected legislation that would have made it illegal to hunt endangered animals until 2030. Opponents of the bill, which was defeated 56 to 52, argued that the ...

The mountains of Kyrgyzstan provide important connective habitat for endangered snow leopards. Government-supported hunting of Marco Polo sheep and Siberian ibex is being blamed for depleting the food ...

Vast terrains in northern Kyrgyzstan that host numerous flora and fauna — many of them endemic to the country — were a hub for illegal hunting and poaching of the species. Community-based ...

Former Mesa County resident Farrell Styers and his wife Kirstin will appear on an upcoming TV show aimed at helping the young couple settle into their new life in Kyrgyzstan. Styers, a 1996 graduate ...