Interviewer:

What is your name and what do you do ?

Respondents:
1 respodent :
Sarbayev Kylychbek, I work as a teacher at the Kolbaev village school, I was previously the
director

2 respondent:
Farmer, Akzholtoy

Interviewer:
Have you been working at the school for a long time?

1 respondent:
20 years old

Interviewer:
What kind of farming do you do exactly?

2 respondent:
agriculture and cattle breeding

Interviewer:
What changes have occurred since the creation of the Baibosun Reserve ?

Respondents:
1 respodent:
From the changes, after the appearance of the Baybosun reserve, Baatyrbek began working
with schoolchildren and taking them to the camp in Kemin (area in Chui region).. Where he
told them how to protect nature, how to work in the reserve. And I think this is a very good
job of the nature reserve, since a lot of hunting took place, many of those who went there
often littered, but now this is not there and students have begun to understand the
importance of nature conservation.

Interviewer:
How do you think Baatyrbek baike started work on the reserve, maybe it was his personal
initiative or he consulted with someone?

1 respondent:
To be honest, we don't know exactly how it all started, I know that he used to work with other
schools and started working with our school 3 years ago. He himself came and conducted
trainings for schoolchildren. And he also worked in whatsapp with schoolchildren in a group,
where he sent various questions, such as the sounds of wild birds, questions about the
nature reserve, where schoolchildren who answered correctly received prizes, and also
asked us to work with schoolchildren on these issues. Our biology teacher was put in
charge, unfortunately, now she could not come due to circumstances, she often helped
schoolchildren on competition issues.
Interviewer:
Do you think this work with schoolchildren started before joining Camp Ala too or after?

1 respondent:
We think it was at the beginning of a joint work.

Interviewer:
What new changes were there in education at school, new lessons appeared, or were
students often told about the reserve?

1 Respondent:
I can say that the biology teacher started using materials during the lessons for other
classes who did not participate in competitions, various photo and video materials, and
actively helped students in grades 7-8 in competitions.

Interviewer:
And the use of materials was only in the biology lessons, or were they also in the classroom
hours, for example?

1 respondent:
The materials were sent as a whole for the students, and not as separate for the class hour,
and the teacher was free to use them in her lessons or class hours.

Interviewer:
Were there any trips with schoolchildren within the framework of the school ?

1 respondent:
In general, it was not possible to make excursions, but there were trips to the camp for
schoolchildren who participated in competitions last year, and also this year. 2-3 people went
from school. And since we ourselves are close to the mountains, we can arrange them, but if
trips are to other locations, for example, to Naryn or around Issyk-Kul, it is a matter of money
and permission from parents which will need to be taken.

Interviewer:
And did the Baybosun Reserve affect schoolchildren in their education in any other way?

1 respondent:
I think so, since many people are not interested in this topic on the environment now, but
after the trainings, many began to be interested, since cameras were installed on the
reserve, and showed schoolchildren those animals that fell into these cameras, such as
bears, snow leopards, and other animals too. And it is very useful when students learn about
nature in practice, rather than through just text and pictures.

Interviewer:
How do you think people are attracted to the work on the reserve?
2 respondent:
Probably there are no people from our village, only Baatyrbek and his team are working.
There was one guy who was interested in this topic and he joined them.

Interviewer:
How did the appearance of the reserve affect the lives of local residents ?

1 respondent:
Previously, people often hunted animals and sold them abroad and they were often from the
Red Book. Ffter they learned about the importance, they stopped hunting a lot. Yes, we can
admit that there were a lot of hunters in the village, but there was a work with them, where it
was explained that you can't hunt and that there will be fines if there is hunting. There is a
sign on the road to the reserve about these fines. Previously, they hunted to get food, but
now only for fun and after hunting they sold animals abroad, various foreign companies
ordered hunters and paid them. But now the situation has changed and the locals have
begun to understand that it is impossible to hunt and kill animals.

Interviewer:
The sign was put by locals or rangers?

1-2 respondents: rangers

Interviewer:
Before the opening of the reserve, were the hunters from the village itself or did other
hunters come from outside of the villages ?

2 respondent: There were hunters from the village itself and those who came from other
places

Interviewer:
How did the reserve open and how did they react to it ?

1 respondent:
They reacted negatively, because hunting is a passion, and many earned money from it, but
then they began to get used to the fact that you can't hunt. And the flow of hunters from
other places also stopped.

Interviewer:
And what are hunters doing now?

1 respondent:
Now many hunters have stopped hunting, even if they go hunting, they take special permits
to hunt isolated species of animals, for example hunting wolves, since they often attack the
livestock of local residents. And those who go hunting without permission, they are warned
that it is impossible that will pay a fine, since there is a list of hunters from each village. And
in general, hunting is now just a passion and not the main need for how to get food.

Interviewer:
How did the appearance of the reserve affect farmers who are engaged in animal
husbandry, for example, as a ban to graze livestock in the territories of the nature reserve?

2 respondent:
Many, after the cameras were installed, stopped transporting cattle to the territories
designated in the reserve.

Interviewer:
In terms of tourism, how has the situation changed in this direction and how does it affect the
local population, are there any positive or negative aspects?

1 respondent:
The situation has improved in tourism, Baatyrbek himself works the same way, tours are
conducted to different places along certain lines, passes, mountain lakes, horses are rented
for which they are paid, jobs for working with tourists, cooks, for example, guides. People
don't get a salary as such in our village, only if you are a teacher or somethings like this, and
the income in the village depends on how much you get and sell crops, or how many cattle
you sell, and I think that the situation is good in terms of tourism.

Interviewer:
How has the situation with local entrepreneurs changed?

1 respondent:
We do not have entrepreneurs as such, as many are engaged in agriculture, but there are
those from other villages who provide services there such as drinking kymyz, meet tourists,
horse tours, etc. I am interested in working with tourists myself and would like to do this in
the future

Interviewer:
If you had a choice whether to create a nature reserve or not, what would you choose?

1 respondent:
I think there should be a nature reserve, as it protects our environment, protects rare
animals. And it only benefits.