Mammalian population of the Upper Muna Basin (the Arctic Zone of the West Yakutia): Current state and forecast

Active expansion of the mining industry to the territory of the Arctic zone necessitates obtaining objective data on the initial state of ecosystems, forecasting the consequences of territory development, and developing measures for minimizing negative processes. The field and remote-research methods are used as the basis to provide a complete description of the mammalian population in the area of development of a new deposit of diamonds in the Arctic zone of West Yakutia that has not been studied before. It was found that the mammalian fauna of the studied area includes 28 species. The abundance of commercial and game hunting species and characteristics of small mammal communities were determined. The species of the greatest economic significance are the reindeer and sable. The new facility will most probably have the major impact on the Lena-Olenyok population of wild reindeer, which relies on this area during the autumn migration and foraging. Recommendations on minimizing the negative impact on commercial species were developed and put into practice with a positive result.

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