Regional Conservation Project

Protecting life beneath the current

Ilenkh preserves and restores aquatic biodiversity in Mongolia's rivers and streams through science-led conservation.

Our Mission
3
River Basins
5+
Species Monitored
2024
Est. Year
100%
Nonprofit

What guides us

Our Values

Science-Led Conservation

Every decision we make is grounded in field research, population data, and ecological science — not assumption. Evidence drives our programs, our hatchery methods, and our advocacy.

Community at the Core

Lasting conservation only works when local communities are partners, not bystanders. We work alongside herders, anglers, and river communities who have lived alongside these waters for generations.

Protecting What Remains

We act before it is too late. Our focus is on saving endangered species that are still here — supporting natural breeding, sustaining healthy population numbers, and ensuring native fish continue to thrive in their rivers.

Long-Term Thinking

Conservation is not a short-term project. We build programs, partnerships, and institutions that will outlast any single season — because the rivers we protect deserve a future measured in generations, not years.

About Ilenkh

Who we are

Ilenkh is a regional fish conservation project operating under Natural Fish Breeding. We focus on preserving aquatic biodiversity in our region's rivers and streams.

Our work encompasses species reintroduction initiatives, fish reproduction and hatchery operations, and environmental conservation efforts.

We carry out targeted research and active conservation measures — advancing our mission to protect native fish species for future generations.

Our vision:

Preservation.
Conservation.
Restoration.

Lead the effort to preserve aquatic biodiversity through innovative propagation techniques and fish recovery programs.

Deliver practical conservation science for the real-world recovery of endangered, rare, and difficult-to-collect species in our river basins.

Conservation focus

Species in Our Care

Taimen (Тул)
Taimen (Тул) View details →
Lenok Trout (Зэвэг)
Lenok Trout (Зэвэг) View details →
Grayling (Хадран)
Grayling (Хадран) View details →

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Research · February 2026

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Conservation · January 2026

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Learn more about our work

Download the Ilenkh Project brochure to explore our conservation programs, species monitoring efforts, and plans for aquatic biodiversity protection across Mongolia's river basins.

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Ilenkh Project 2040

Conservation Brochure

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