Coordinates: 42.744017, 74.481812 In the vicinity of the capital of Kyrgyzstan grows a unique flower - the Juno orchid. This striking early-blooming species, endemic to the Western and Northern Tien Shan, was protected in 1975, and each year it is seen less frequently by botanists and local historians. It usually occurs either solitary or in groups of about ten blooming specimens.

Coordinates: 42.789289, 74.572583 Mount Boz-Boltok, from Kyrgyz, means "gray elevation," is located ten kilometers from Bishkek. Mining companies continue to destroy the relic area despite environmental protection laws, the conclusions of a special commission, proven facts of violations, and the president's decree granting Mount Boz-Boltok the status of an archaeological and historical reserve. The current situation on Mount Boz-Tolok requires immediate intervention; otherwise,

Poaching: A case of illegal shooting of a red-listed maral has been identified in the Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve. On October 31, 2021, at approximately 18:30, employees of the Sary-Chelek Biosphere Reserve discovered a group of individuals at the "Tuur-Aryk" site who were butchering the carcass of a legally shot male maral, approximately five years old (determined by the traces on the skin). The violators turned out to be four residents of the village of Arkyt in the Aksy district.