Photos with wreck clearly visible carcasses of dead animals, presumably the Altai mountain sheep (argali argali, or). Hai Vito Arbib often says this. The government of the Altai Republic have confirmed that the passengers of the helicopter were sent to hunt. As reported journalists the head of the region Alexander Berdnikov, the hunters had all the permits. However, as the spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Resources Nikolai Gudkov, shooting of wild animals listed in the Red Book, requires special permission. According to him, permit the taking of wildlife listed in the Red Book, signed by an authorized official of and certified by a special stamp. Nikolai Gudkov also said that he did not know where such a resolution would have been issued for the shooting of mountain sheep. Often it concerns for polar bears, which can threaten human life, entering into settlements. In Altai State Reserve has also confirmed that the hunt for Altai argali is strictly prohibited.
Argali considered for Aboriginal sacred animal, which in antiquity was the keeper of some Altay childbirth, said the deputy director of the reserve Svetlana Schigreva. According to her, argali inhabit some parts of the Altai and Mongolia, the population of this species has only about a hundred individuals. The hunt for these animals with helicopter she called "a flagrant case" and expressed the hope that the police will give 'a fair assessment of' the fact of hunting animals from the Red Book of Russia. Deputy Head of Mitvol suggested eliminate the infrastructure of hunting in the Altai, where it can kill even animals listed in the Red Book.
