According to information from the Batken Regional Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision, the accounting was conducted not only within the Surmatash and Sarkent nature reserves but also in the surrounding areas where rare and protected animal species reside.
The results of the accounting showed that the following species inhabit the region:
- marten (suusar) — 712 individuals,
- snow leopard (ilbirs) — 45 individuals,
- lynx — 288 individuals,
- golden eagle — 383 individuals,
- porcupine — 357 individuals,
- eublefar (lizard, echkemer) — 116 individuals,
- argali — 144 individuals,
- brown bear — 7 individuals.
