Best Essays from Taimen Essay Contest
Enclosed are English translations of the 3 best taimen essays that were awarded taimen certificates during the campaign launch events.

Brooke Sadowsky
Pride Program Manager
Rare
North Carolina State University - B.S. in Business Management/Marketing
I decided that I was tired of "working for the man" and wanted to use my skills for good, not evil.
Enclosed are English translations of the 3 best taimen essays that were awarded taimen certificates during the campaign launch events.
Short video coverage of Mongolia's livestock disaster - roughly 8 million livestock have died due to last summer's drought and the extremely harsh winter that is just now ending.
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/05/19/world/asia/1247467872865/a-bitter-spring-for-mongolia-s-nomads.html
I know you’ve all been wondering: What are the necessary steps I need to take if I want to go winter fishing in the Onon River? Well, wait no longer. Follow these easy steps and you’ll be on your way to enjoying a nice meal of whitefish in no time!
Step 1: Travel to frozen river

Step 2: Dig hole for fishing using a make-shift ice pick and your bare hands.

Step 3: Search for fish bait in non-frozen parts of the river
English lyrics to the Onon River taimen song, which was written by one of the community governors. Gaana is currently exploring singers and musicians to record both an audio and a video version of the song. Currently the song has only been performed at events and has not yet been recorded.
A local citizen, who is a craftsman by hobby, is so inspired by Gaana's Pride campaign that he started creating taimen souvenirs from cattle horns. Gaana has been working with him to get the taimen anatomy a bit more accurate and find opportunities to sell these souvenirs to visiting anglers. Proof that inspiration can take many forms!

The bottom souvenir depicts a very popular story of a
taimen who was seen eating another very large fish.