The Guardian
Limited Edition — Khukh Serkh Special Protected Area, Altai Mountains, Mongolia. From the project ‘Salvation’. Series ‘Chasing Ghosts’.
Mongolia is one of the last viable refuges of the endangered snow leopard. Norlan, is an ethnic Kazakh special protected area ranger in the Altai Mountains of western Mongolia. Kazakh rangers are often livestock herders themselves and frequently struggle with the inherent conflicts associated with enforcement in their local communities.
His role in protecting the Khukh Serkh Special Protected Area is extremely difficult as he must maintain a delicate balance of enforcing national laws and maintaining good relations with the community he and his family are part of but who often also encroach, poach wildlife and make retaliation killings for livestock taken by snow leopards, wolves and bears.
This image captures his character well, tough, smart and resilient, a protector of wildlife and nature, he walks a fine line.
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