When travelling and when we encounter very rare and beautiful wildlife, most of the travellers want to bring back home a good memory of their observation and take photos of wildlife, sometimes as close as possible.
Unfortunately, if some rules are not respected one single attempt of taking a photo of one wild animal (remember that many of these wild species are nowadays endangered or threatened) can have a great (and negative) impact on this animal.
An ethical and wildlife-friendly approach is then necessary when taking photos or simply observing any wild animals in their natural habitat, including in Mongolia which is home to many threatened and endangered species.
In order to reduce our impact when observing or photographing any wild animal in its natural habitat, there are some rules to strictly follow:
Observe them from a distance and don't try to get too close. Getting too close can be dangerous for you as big animals might run to you and attack you, and can be stressful for the animals making them stop the activity they were engaged in before or leave the area to another one losing then energy moving from place to place.
Don't drive too fast near/behind wildlife and don't chase them while driving. This can be extremely stressful for any wildlife, and young ones can then lose their group and die of starvation or predation.
Be quiet when observing animals, even from a distance they can hear you. Wildlife is very sensitive to its environment as they have to protect themselves form predators or any other potential danger.
Don't try to get any photos too close to wildlife. Professional wildlife photographers are here to get such photos and they know how to approach wildlife without disturbing them.
Distances to respect depending on the type of animal:
- Big mammal (deer, wild horse, wild sheep, etc): 1000 meters minimum
- Big bird or bird of prey (eagle, vulture etc): 400 meters minimum
- Small bird: 100 meters minimum
- Small mammals: 50 meters minimum
When travelling and when we encounter very rare and beautiful wildlife, most of the travellers want to bring back home a good memory of their observation and take photos of wildlife, sometimes as close as possible. Unfortunately, if some rules are not respected one single attempt of taking a photo of one wild animal (remember than many of these wild species are nowadays endangered or threatened) can have a great (and negative) impact on this animal. An ethical and wildlife-friendly approach is then necessary when taking photo or simply observing any wild animals in their natural habitat, including in Mongolia which is home of many threatened and endangered species.
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