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At least 7 beavers test positive for Covid-19 in Mongolia

At least seven beavers in Mongolia have tested positive for Covid-19, reported National Centre for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD).

“Workers of the Beaver Breeding Centre at the Environmental Department of Ulaanbaatar tested positive for the Covid-19 in August. After that, the Delta

Venomous snakes in the streets of Ulaanbaatar

Venomous snakes have been discovered lurking in the streets of Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia’s National Emergency Management Agency on Friday warned citizens to beware of venomous snakes after several Shield-Nose snakes were found in residential areas of the capital.

Over 30 snake alerts

Temperatures in Mongolia rising faster than global average

Mongolia already has encountered and will continue to experience significant warming and drying as a result of the climate crisis. Temperatures are rising faster than the global average. This is already being felt by communities across Mongolia, challenging traditional pastoralist–herder

Covid-19 related deaths decreasing in Mongolia

Today (11 August), Mongolia reported 1433 new cases of coronavirus; 524 of them were in Ulaanbaatar city and 909 in the country’s 21 provinces. Unfortunately, three people – all aged over 80 – have died of Covid-19; bringing the total

Mongolia takes anti Bubonic Plague measures

Mongolia is imposing a three-year ban on hunting marmots. The reason behind the decision is preventing the bubonic plague from spreading to people, and determining the current range and population size of marmots in the country.

The bubonic plague is a

Mongolians suffering air pollution from Siberian wildfires

In recent days, the capital city and some northern and central provinces of Mongolia have been covered with white smoke, which is from Russia’s Siberian wildfires.

According to the meteorological agency, the smoke will repeatedly cover northern parts of Mongolia as

Westernmost Mongolian province hard hit by Covid-19

Mongolia’s westernmost province of Bayan-Ulgii was a Covid-19 free zone until 2 June; however, a person who arrived from Ulaanbaatar was confirmed having coronavirus while in quarantine at home. Now, within two months, the province has 2721 confirmed cases of