The Agency of Protected Areas (APA) has identified gaps in different aspects of protected area management, developed a list of research needs and submitted it to respective scientific and educational institutions. At present, the number of photo traps is insufficient to create a comprehensive picture, and in some protected areas there are no photo traps in place, in others, there is a lack of trained staff. With the support of CNF (Caucasus Nature Fund) umbrella species monitoring is underway in several Pas. As for allowing hunting of the species included in the Red List, quite ambiguous wording was added to the legislation.