ULAN BATOR, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The total population of Mongolian Argali sheep, a near-endangered species in western Mongolia, has increased to 3,600, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-Mongolia on Sunday.
The census of argali sheep, a species of wild sheep living along Mongolia's western border with Russia, was conducted from 2023 to October this year in the Mongolian provinces of Bayan-Ulgii and Uvs, the WWF-Mongolia said in a statement.
"Recent conservation efforts to mitigate impacts of environmental and human influences, such as law enforcement, habitat management, disease prevention and community engagement, have contributed to an increase in the Argali population in Mongolia," it added. ■
