Nature Site
Sarychat-Ertash reserve
Issyk Kul region • Kyrgyzstan • 3100 m
Sarychat-Ertash Nature Reserve was founded in 1995 for the protection of high altitude ecosystems and its fauna, in particular the snow leopard and its prey.
The total area is 1341 km² (518 mi²), making it one of the most important parks in Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia. It is located in the southeast of the Terskey Alatoo mountain range. Most of the park is made up of the Ak-Shirak massif and its high tundra.
Authorization to visit the park is difficult because access is only allowed to teams of scientists coming to study the flora and fauna of the park.
