Karkaraly National Park [SEP] inception
In the beginning of the 1990s, work began on the creation of the national park. On December 1, 1998 resolution number 1212 was passed, transforming the area into the Karkaraly National Park. The primary goal of the national park is the protection and restoration of the natural area within the park boundaries.
The administration of the park is broken into four departments: 
• Administrative Department
• Department of protection and wildlife management
• Department of science, ecological education and tourism
• Department of finance
The park
Karkaraly National Park
Karkaraly National Park (, "Qarqaraly memlekettik ulttyq tabiǵi parki"; ) is a protected reserve and national park in the Karaganda Oblast (Karaganda Region) of Kazakhstan. The park headquarters are in the city of Karkaraly, 244 km east of Karaganda.
History/About the Park.
On March 1, 1884, the Karkaraly Forest was established. In 1889, construction began on many of the parks cordons: Bedaik, Koktube, Ayushat, Tulkebai, Tonkurus and others. From 1910 to