In 1982, The mongolian people's Republic government asked the Foundation's support to set up, between Ulan Baatar and the Russian border, an area of approximately 1 million hectares of virgin taïga as a Reserve. This region of pristine southern boreal forest holds no roads or human settlement. It is populated by Asiatic wapiti (Cervus canadensis wachei), brown bear (Ursus arctos), wolves (Canis lupus), wolverines (Gulo gulo), moose (Alces alces cameloides), siberian roe deer (Capreolus capreolus bedfordi), as well as capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia).