Abstract
Currently, there are serious changes in the environment in Almaty due to the accentuated urbanization processes. The fauna of wild-living vertebrates of the city is experiencing serious stress pressure in this regard, which forces the animals to adapt to new conditions or leave this territory. The last fundamental research on the species composition of the city's fauna was conducted about 3 decades ago, and therefore there is a necessity for repeated research. The aim of the research is to identify patterns of the vertebrates species composition formation within some Park zones of the southern part of Almaty in the context of the last 30 years. The main methods used in the study are route records of vertebrate fauna and bioindication. An analysis of the data from the research centers, as well as the authors' own bio-indicative studies, revealed an unfavourable state of environmental quality. Based on data from the own records (from February to December), it can be concluded that the species diversity of Almaty fauna has decreased or has undergone a considerable territorial redistribution since the end of the twentieth century.