The Sukhbaatar, which plies the waters of Hovsgol Lake has been privatized recently. The new owner, Tas Company, plans to use the ship for cargo and tourism. The Ministry for Nature and the Environment has granted permission to transport fuel using the ship for a certain time. Increasing wolf numbers Mongol TV has reported that herdsmen see wolves as one of their biggest problem. Under the old system communities were obliged to hunt wolves twice a year, but since the 1990s these hunts have been abolished.
Hunters are reluctant to hunt wolves because the bounty is too low, they claim.
The ministry agrees but has no funds to increase the bounty. Environmental Trust Fund officially established The Environmental Trust Fund of Mongolia was established within the framework of the Mongolian Biodiversity Project and registered officially in the Netherlands in mid December, 1997. Thereafter, on January 6 th , The Trust Fund Board of Directors organized its first meeting and discussed issues related to organizational matters. An election for president of the Board was held on the base of a secret ballot among 9 members of the Board of Directors, and Mr. Z.Batjargal, Director of the Hydro-Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring Agency, was elected President. Mr. Douglas Gardener, UNDP Resident Representative was elected as vise president and Mr. Amarkhuu, Director of Environmental Protection Association, as treasurer.