The population of Mongolia’s critically endangered Gobi bears (Mazaalai) has exceeded 50.

Only 36 Gobi bears remained in the world at the end of 2018, according to the Institute of General and Experimental Biology at the Mongolian Academy of Sciences.

The conservation and breeding of Mazaalai has achieved some results as result of implementing projects to save Gobi bears and improve their range. Within the framework of the project, experts have carried out works such as placing dietary supplements in feeding stations and installing surveillance cameras to identify Gobi bears.

Gobi bears, whose habitats have shrunk dramatically compared with the 1950s and 1960s, persist as a unique ecotype in the Gobi Desert of southwestern Mongolia, according to Gobi Bear Project, a non-profit organization focusing on the protection of the endangered species.