Traditional April hearings on the results of environmental activities for 2024 were held at the National Institute of Deserts, Flora and Fauna of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan.
The heads of scientific departments of nine state nature reserves operating in the country, representing all types of ecological landscapes, presented scientific, practical and inspection work on the study and protection of nature. Annual meetings include discussion of working issues of nature reserves, exchange of opinions and practices. The collection of information is called "Chronicle of Nature", published in limited copies for official use, contains a description of the state of rare flora and fauna, rare natural and weather phenomena, facts of discovery of new species for protected landscapes during the reporting year, results of expeditions, biotechnical, landscaping and fire prevention measures, work in nurseries, records, and assessment of natural processes.
The chronicle reflects the current state of ecology, serves as a basis for planning, and is an actual document of the state’s activities in the field of preserving natural heritage.
A retrospective of statistics for comparative analysis is provided for a number of "Red Book" species.
Head of the scientific department of the Koytendag highland state reserve Shaniyaz Menliev confirmed the continued increase in the number of markhor, a mountain markhor goat. Charyar Tagiev's (Sunt-Hasardag state reserve) report included a report on the observation of a single brown bear. Aknabat Potaeva (Kopetdag state reserve) reported on recent observations of cranes that feed for a short time during migration within the Mane-Chache reserve. Ahmetjan Sadykov (Amyderya state reserve) spoke about his work in the zoo nursery, which contains the largest population of tugay deer in captivity in the country. Nurymuhammet Hudaykulyev (Badhyz state reserve) reported on the mass flowering of tulips of the "country of winds", where the predominant species are Gushgy and Leman, and the satisfactory condition of the local leopard population, whose females are found with two or even three cubs (an adult flock presumably consists of 15 animals). Bayram Tirkishev (Gaplangyr state reserve) shared information about pink flamingos visiting a chain of artificial reservoirs in the north of the country — Uzynshor, Zengi-baba, connected by collectors, Lake Sarygamysh, where during the migratory seasons the birds arrange a rest in secluded backwaters. At the moment a person appears, they calmly and with dignity rise from the ground and move to the other bank, smoothly gliding through the air above the water surface. Night work of "camera traps" indicated the presence of a small group of gulans.
