Uzbekistan's Surkhan State Nature Reserve: 4th ground testing of IUCN Connectivity Guidelines The Kugitang Mountains, a spur at the south-western end of the broader Pamir-Alay mountain range, run along a north-south axis on the southernmost stretch of border between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. To the west, Turkmenistan’s| Conservation Corridor
Along the remote border of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, the Kugitang Mountains are home to a unique mix of species and ecosystems, from Eurasian lynx and markhor—the world’s largest wild goat—to fragile cave systems and alpine grasslands. Since 2020, the Center for Large Landscape Conservation has led a collaborative effort to strengthen protected area management, monitoring, and connectivity in this region.| Center for Large Landscape Conservation
