Additionally, the number of wolves in this region has increased. Hunters are taking measures to control their population, as wolves can attack livestock, causing significant damage. There is also a noted rise in the population of wild boars, which sometimes attack domestic animals. In the village of Zardaly, where only Muslims reside, hunting boars is prohibited, leading to them continuing to harm crops both in summer and winter.
As for the snow leopard, listed in the Red Book, its population is also growing thanks to the establishment of a special headquarters for the protection of this species. Members of the headquarters closely monitor outsiders in the territory where the leopards live. These animals do not pose a danger to humans or livestock. Shepherds report that there are three gorges in the vicinity of the village where, according to their assumptions, leopards may be located. Previously, they were encountered very rarely, but now they appear almost every time people go up into the mountains. It is often possible to see females with offspring and even stumble upon their dens; however, local residents try not to disturb them, as leopards do not harm those who do not bother them. A similar situation is observed with bears: it seems that there is some sort of non-aggression agreement between people and animals, as noted by the chairman of the Kara-Bak Ayil Kenesh, Akylbek Dilshatov.
The village of Zardaly, where these events are taking place, belongs to the Kara-Bak Ayil Aimak of the Batken district.
According to data published on December 31, 2025, winter accounting work for wild animals has been completed in the Batken region, during which the population of rare species listed in the Red Book was determined. As reported by the Batken regional office of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision, the accounting was conducted both in the Surmatash and Sarkent reserves and outside of them, in the habitats of protected animal species.
As a result of the accounting, the following data on animal populations were recorded in the region:
- marten (suusar) — 712 individuals,
- snow leopard (ilbirs) — 45 individuals,
- lynx — 288 individuals,
- golden eagle — 383 individuals,
- porcupine — 357 individuals,
- eublefar (lizard, echkemer) — 116 individuals,
- argali — 144 individuals,
- brown bear — 7 individuals.
