The Bactrian camel (Camelus ferus) is native to the deserts of China and Mongolia, but fewer than 1000 individuals remain in the wild and it is a critically endangered species. Details of the Bactrian camel’s ecology and causes for its decline are poorly understood. In collaboration with the staff at Denver Zoo, this project tracked the movement of wild Bactrian camels with GPS Satellite collars to 1) better understand the ecology and biology of wild Bactrian camels , 2) help determine the major factors causing the decline and inhibiting natural recovery of wild bactrian camels in Mongolia, and 3) develop a conservation plan for the wild Bactrian camel and its habitat. The Ulysses S. Seal Conservation Grant program helped purchase a telemetry collar used to track camels for this project. Gina Goralski in the Zoo’s Education Department championed this project.
Categories
Most used tags
Africa
animal
Asian wild dog
Asian Wild Horse
behind the scenes
BioDiscovery project
bird
black rhino
chicks
Conservation
Dhole
endangered
field
field work
FishSmart
flight
food
habitat
in the field
midwest
minnesota
Minnesota Zoo
mongolia
Moose
Namibia
native
new
North
peregrine falcon
population
project
rainforest
recovery
research
rhinos
Smithsonian
stallion
Takhi
tiger
Tropics Trail
Ulysses S. Seal Conservation
update
veterinary
wildlife
zoos
Get Social