Ecological Status and Conservation of Wildife in Central Asia

This book,  Ecological Status and Conservation of Wildife in Central Asia,  is a review of the information presently available on zoological research in the former Soviet Central Asia. Much of our data was collected and translated from scientific studies that were previously only reported in Russian. We tried to include all aspects of the current zoology in Central Asia: paleozoology, zoogeogra-phy, animal adaptations to different environments, biological distinctiveness of animal distributions in the plainsand mountains, impacts from human activities, and the present status of various animal species, as well asconservation efforts of governmental and non-governmental organizations. In addition, we have included shortdescriptions, with maps of distribution, for some of the most important representatives of wildlife in this region:from numerous to rare and extinct species, animals for which there is a lack of information, and the biological sourcesof many diseases. In the appendixes, we have included a full list of vertebrate species for each Central Asia republic,along with a combined list of wildlife of the entire Central Asian ecosystem. We believe that this book will be interest-ing to teachers and university students, scientists, and all people everywhere who love nature.