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GOBI’S MIGRATORY SPECIES
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“Gobi’s Great Six”: wild camel, Gobi bear, takhi horse, khulan, Mongolian saiga, goitered gazelle.

Considering the importance of protecting the Gobi ecosystem in holistic way, WWF-Mongolia started a public campaign “Gobi’s Great Six” (referred as “GG-6”), in September 2016, using the following six globally endangered species as the symbol of Mongolian Gobi and the need for coordination conservation actions:

• Wild Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus ferus – IUCN EN),

• Gobi bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus – IUCN LC),

• Takhi horse (Equus ferus przewalskii – IUCN EN),

• Khulan (Equus hemionus – IUCN NT),

• Mongolian saiga (Saiga borealis mongolica – IUCN EN), and

• Goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa – IUCN VU)

In Mongolia all these species are classified as very rare, rare and protected by the Law on Fauna. They are included in the Red List of Mongolian Mammals.

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