For protection against the harsh winds and ever-fluctuating temperatures of the Mongolian steppe, the Wildlife Initiative team wore Parajumpers’ classic Gobi Spring jacket, its yellow Solotex poplin vibrant against the neutral tones of the rocky landscape. This was layered over a light T-shirt, and paired with our Rescue Uniform pants, made from hard-wearing stretch ripstop.
And for the blazing sunshine that illuminates the vast horizon, Wildlife Initiative chose canvas hats, light muslin shirts and easy-to-wear shorts from our Safariana series.
The hard work of the team pays off: the team records around 23 Pallas’ cats making hundreds of journeys. Analysing this data involves identifying individual cats in order to estimate population density, as well as gathering information to verify what experts believed was Pallas’ cat’s main food source: the pica and the Mongolian silver vole. But it’s through this intense data capture and interpretation – the result of many hours of painstaking hard work - that we’ve been able, for the first time, to truly begin to understand the Pallas’ cat.
It’s this dedication – the commitment to hard work, adventure, and sheer determination, no matter the circumstances – that inspires and motivates Parajumpers’ efforts to support organizations like the Wildlife Initiative.
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