On September 29, 2020, specialists of the Almaty aviation branch of the state enterprise "Kazavialesookhrana" together with representatives of the Almaty regional territorial Inspectorate and the state nature reserve "Ile-Balkhash" performed joint overflights of the protected area in order to monitor compliance with the rules of nature management and identify violations of environmental legislation.
During the air patrol, a steppe fire was discovered on the territory of the state reserve lands. Information about the fire was immediately transmitted to the ground fire fighting forces to take measures to contain the fire. During the air patrol, no violations of environmental legislation were detected.