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'Apocalyptic' scene at Lake Shalkar in Western Kazakhstan An unidentified grey mass has polluted the shores of Lake Shalkar in West Kazakhstan Oblast.

09 July 2014 16:30

Kazakhstan's Katon-Karagai and Akzhaik added to UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserve Kazakhstani natural parks Katon-Karagai and Akzhaik have been designated as Biosphere Reserves.

15 June 2014 11:33

Kazakhstan to value national parks over mineral resources: Baigarin Kazakhstan National Geographic Association urges to protect 30% of Kazakhstani land from economic activity.

26 May 2014 13:26

Akmola Oblast flooded by melt waters in Kazakhstan Meltwater has flooded 330 houses in Atbasar town in Akmola Oblast in central Kazakhstan.

12 April 2014 13:42

Update on flooding in Karaganda Oblast The risk of flooding in Akmola and Karaganda Oblasts, central Kazakhstan, is high because the warming was very sharp this spring.

02 April 2014 15:58

Popularizing picnics in mountains: alpinist Maksut Zhumaev A famous Kazakhstan alpinist Maksut Zhumayev suggests popularizing picnics in the mountains through building the necessary facilities.

13 March 2014 12:36

Natural phenomenon: perfect ice disc in Kazakhstan river A ice disc of a perfectly round form has been spotted on the Narym River in eastern Kazakhstan. Earlier a similar disc was spinning down the Sheyenne River in North Dakota.

28 January 2014 19:17

50m-wide tornado sighted in Kazakhstan One of the residents of Saryoba village in Akmola Oblast of Kazakhstan has managed to record a video of the huge whirlwind.

31 July 2013 21:11

Alakol enters global network of biosphere reservations Kazakhstan’s biosphere reserve Alakol lake has been entered into global network of biosphere reservations.

03 June 2013 19:31

Stephen King's Mist covers villages in West-Kazakhstan oblast A strange fog has scared the citizens of one of the villages in West-Kazakhstan oblast and caused the sanitary services to check the area.

08 April 2013 15:11

Snowdrops blooming in South Kazakhstan Snowdrops have covered the hills and fields in south Kazakhstan in February.

21 February 2013 10:59

PHOTO: 100 houbara bustards from UAE freed in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan ornithologists will follow the birds’ routes using transmitters to find out what percentage of the freed birds survives.

21 September 2012 12:12

Turan tiger population to be restored The Ussuri tigers are going to be brought to Kazakhstan in a step to restore the Turan tiger population in 2014-2015.

21 April 2011 12:15

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