Researchers from the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution found that the satellite collar used to track the snow leopard Mongol since March had stopped functioning.

The last data collected revealed that Mongol remains very active within his home range. Camera traps installed at the Sayano-Shushensky State Nature Reserve captured Mongol walking around after the satellite collar stopped working.

The study of snow leopards and their habitat in Russia continues today. The five-year-long Snow Leopard Research Programme first began in 2010 to study the snow leopard population across its entire habitat range in Russia, determine its primary reproductive base and develop a scientific framework to ensure the animal's long-term preservation in southern Siberia.