Afanasiev R.G., Vinogradov V.V. 2022. Spatial distribution and dynamics of the left-bank population group of Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica) in the Pre-Yenisei part of the West Sayan // Russian J. Theriol. Vol.21. No.1. P.75–81 [in English].
Roman G. Afanasiev [afanasiev-zapoved@yandex.ru], Katanov Khakass State University, Lenin str. 90, Abakan 655000, Russia; Vladislav V. Vinogradov [vlad-vin@yandex.ru], Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Partizan Zheleznyak str.1, Krasnoyarsk 660022, Russia.
doi: 10.15298/rusjtheriol.21.1.09
ABSTRACT. The paper encompasses the spatial distribution, size (head count) and sex-age structure of the herd of Siberian ibex in the central part of the West Sayan from 2014 to 2020. There, the studied animals are grouped into 3 isolated loci. The paper presents the results of the ibex sighting on the left-bank group of Siberian ibex populating the grounds of Sayano-Shushensky Biosphere Nature Reserve.
KEY WORDS: Siberian ibex, West Sayan, range, population size (head count), herd structure.