🦌 New Data on Maral Deer in Bayanaul
📸 Camera-trap monitoring within the Bayanaul State National Nature Park has yielded new data on the presence of the maral (Cervus elaphus).
🔬 The study is being conducted as part of research project AP25795423, "Geoinformation modeling and mapping of the distribution and abundance of game mammal species in northeastern Kazakhstan," led by Dr. Z.M. Sergazinova at Toraighyrov University.
🦌 The maral was first recorded in this area in 2025. Based on the location of that initial sighting, camera-trap monitoring continued at the site in 2026.
As a result, the following were captured in a single frame:
— an adult male;
— a young male;
— two females.
🌿 The re-sighting of the species after a year, combined with the simultaneous presence of multiple individuals of different sexes, suggests a regular presence of maral in the Bayanaul mountain-forest massif.
However, it is premature to speak of a stable local population at this stage; the sighting of offspring would serve as important confirmation of the species' reproduction in the area.
📍 These findings supplement existing data on the current distribution of maral in the Pavlodar region and underscore the importance of continuing long-term camera-trap monitoring in the Bayanaul mountain-forest massif.
