ON THE DIET OF TURKESTAN LYNX IN THE NORTHERN TIEN SHAN, KAZAKHSTAN
This article presents an analysis of the literature and our own data, as well as notes on the diet of the Turkestan lynx (Lynx lynx isabellina Blyth, 1847) in Ile and Kungey Alatau (Northern Tien Shan, Kazakhstan). As a result of research conducted from 2013 to 2022 using camera traps, independent captures of lynx and its primary and secondary prey were recorded. In the areas where we noted more tolai hare and Siberian roe deer and their tracks, we also registered more Turkestan lynx individuals and traces of its activity signs. These two species continue to be of paramount importance in the lynx diet in the Northern Tien Shan.