Turkestan lynx caught in a camera trap

The predator got into the lens of a camera trap installed on the territory of the Zhongar-Alatau National Park in order to observe rare species of wild animals.

According to the results of the current year's accounting, 71 individuals of the Turkestan lynx live in the park.

The length of the predator's body is 87-104 cm, the weight can reach 13-30 kg.  The animal does not change its habitat – it mainly inhabits mountainous areas and forests of the Zhongar-Alatau National Park.

This species of lynx is listed in the Red Book of the country, also in the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Hunting for it has been prohibited since 1976.