Indian porcupine spotted in Aksai Gorge
An Indian porcupine, a species listed in Kazakhstan’s Red Book, was captured on a cellphone camera in the Ile-Alatau State National Park for the first time, Kazinform News Agency reports.
Typically, this large rodent becomes less active during the winter, but at dusk and night, it occasionally ventures onto the gorge's road in search of food.
The video was captured on February 16 by Maksat Kairkulov, a state inspector from the Aksai branch, during a night patrol. Similar videos and photos from protected areas like Kaskelen, Kargaly, and Big Almaty Gorges, as well as the national park, have been added to the archive. This new footage from Aksai Gorge is now part of that collection.
Tungysh Zhaparulov, a scientist at the Ile-Alatau State National Park, noted that the monitoring of the Indian porcupine population is ongoing.
"We urge visitors to the park to exercise caution and avoid speeding through the mountain gorges. This area is home to many wild animals, and there are times when they don't have enough time to get out of the way, ending up in the path of vehicles," he added.
Earlier, lynx and snow leopard were caught on trap cameras in different regions of Kazakhstan.
