ΠΡΠΊΡΡ β ΠΡΡΡΠ°Ρ Π°Π½Ρ β ΠΠ»ΠΈΡΡΠ°. ΠΡΡΡΡ ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ΅Π·Π΄ΠΊΠ΅ Ρ ΡΠΎΡΠΎ.
As the SCAβs new Project Manager I was recently, I was lucky enough to go on a fascinating trip, which allowed me to see a lot of interesting things, some of which Iβd like to share with youβ¦
The first stop on the trip was the city of Nukus in Uzbekistan, where we immediately went to the local market to stock up on provisions for a desert trip. The old market made a strong impression on me – it is not at all like a supermarket or even a farmerβs market. Everything is sold under the same roof – toys, bread, fruit, household cleaning products, sheepskin, some herbs and clay with healing properties, and so on. Also, we saw a lot of hardworking donkeys. Impressive also were bales of raw cotton β Uzbekβs “everything” – the reasons for the country’s economic growth and at the same time for the strongest ecological crisis in the history of the 20th century.
ΠΠ΅Π΄Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΡΠ΄Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π² ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΄ΠΆΠ΅ΡΠ°Β SCAΒ Π² ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π΅ΠΉΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ΅Π·Π΄ΠΊΠ΅, ΠΊΠΎΡΡΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ³Π»Π° ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΡ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ, Π½Π°Π΄Π΅ΡΡΡ, Π±ΡΠ΄Π΅Ρ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈ Π²Π°ΠΌ. ΠΠΈΠΆΠ΅ Π²Ρ Π½Π°ΠΉΠ΄ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΠΎΠ± ΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ΅Π·Π΄ΠΊΠ΅, ΡΠ½Π°Π±ΠΆΡΠ½Π½ΡΠΉ Π² ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΌΠΎΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΆΠ΅ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ.
ΠΠ΅ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ°Π» Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄ ΠΡΠΊΡΡ Π² Π£Π·Π±Π΅ΠΊΠΈΡΡΠ°Π½Π΅, Π² ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΌΡ ΡΡΠ°Π·Ρ ΠΎΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΊ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ΅Π·Π΄ΠΊΠΈ Π² ΠΏΡΡΡΡΠ½Ρ. Π‘ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΉ ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΊ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΡΠ» Π½Π° ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ Π²ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ β ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΡ ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΊΠ΅Ρ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π΄Π°ΠΆΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΊ. ΠΡΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΡΡΡ ΡΡΠ°Π·Ρ Π²ΡΡ β ΠΈΠ³ΡΡΡΠΊΠΈ, Ρ Π»Π΅Π±, ΡΡΡΠΊΡΡ, Π±ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ Ρ ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡ, ΠΎΠ²ΡΠΈΠ½Π°, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠ΅-ΡΠΎ ΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ Π³Π»ΠΈΠ½Ρ, ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°Π΄Π°ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π±Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉΡΡΠ²Π°ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΊ Π΄Π°Π»Π΅Π΅. Π’Π°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΠΌ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΡΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ²ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ².Β ΠΠΎΡΠ°Π·ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΡΡΠΊΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Ρ Π»ΠΎΠΏΠΊΠ° – ΡΠ·Π±Π΅ΠΊΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ “Π²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ” – ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΈΠ½Ρ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΡΠ° ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Ρ ΠΈ ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠ½Π΅ΠΉΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π² ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈ 20 Π²Π΅ΠΊΠ° ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΡΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΠ°.Β
Then we went to the desert, which strikes you first of all with its scale – just the fact that it takes you several days to cross it by car impressed me, as a city dweller, a lot.
ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΌΡ ΡΡΠ°Π·Ρ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ Π² ΠΏΡΡΡΡΠ½Ρ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°Π΅Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅ Π²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΠΌ, — ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎ ΡΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΠΎ Π½Π΅ΠΉ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ Π΅Ρ Π°ΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½Π΅ Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ Π΄Π½Π΅ΠΉ, ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΆΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Ρ ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΎ Π²ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ»ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ.
Upon reaching the edge of the Ustyurt Plateau, where the Ustyurt population of saiga lives, we, of course, did not see the saiga, because the plateau is very large, and the saigas are just closer to the border with Kazakhstan, but we saw a lot of other living things – desert rodents, birds of prey, turtles, a rare species of bird — beauty bustard. Suddenly, we stumbled upon the remnants of the Old Believer (Eastern Orthodox Christians) settlement. It turned out that the long history of the plateau includes the settlement of this desert territory by immigrants from the banks of the Urals. It is said that they taught local people how to fish.
ΠΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π²ΡΠΈΡΡ Π΄ΠΎ ΠΊΡΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠ»Π°ΡΠΎ Π£ΡΡΡΡΡ, Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΡΡ Π£ΡΡΡΡΡΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠ°, ΠΌΡ, ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ, Π½Π΅ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π»ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠ°, ΠΏΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΡ ΠΏΠ»Π°ΡΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΎΠ΅, ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠ°Π· Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΡΡ Π±Π»ΠΈΠΆΠ΅ ΠΊ Π³ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ Ρ ΠΠ°Π·Π°Ρ ΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠΌ, Π·Π°ΡΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ –Β ΠΏΡΡΡΡΠ½Π½ΡΡ Π³ΡΡΠ·ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ², Ρ ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΡ, ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ°Ρ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΊΠΈΠΉ Π²ΠΈΠ΄ ΠΏΡΠΈΡ – Π΄ΡΠΎΡΡ-ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠΊΡ. ΠΠ΅ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎ Π½Π°ΡΠΊΠ½ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ. ΠΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠ»Π°ΡΠΎ Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅Ρ ΠΈ Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΡΡΡΡΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ Ρ Π±Π΅ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎΠ² Π£ΡΠ°Π»Π°. ΠΠ°ΠΊ Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΡΡ, ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ½ΡΡ Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅ΠΉ ΡΡΠ±Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π»ΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅.Β
We also saw the fishing camp on the shore of Lake Sudochie, which, due to the shallowing (because of exceeded usage of Amudaria river water), disintegrated into several water bodies and now forms the Sudochinskaya lakes system. Lake Sudochie is an ornithological reserve, and has one of the richest diversity of birdlife in Uzbekistan. Not so long ago on the coastal part of the lakes saigas were spotted here during winter.
Π ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΡΡΠ±Π°ΡΠΊΡΡ ΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΊΡ Π½Π° Π±Π΅ΡΠ΅Π³Ρ ΠΎΠ·Π΅ΡΠ° Π‘ΡΠ΄ΠΎΡΡΠ΅, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·-Π·Π° ΠΎΠ±ΠΌΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΠ°Π»ΠΎΡΡ Π½Π° Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΠ² ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΡΠ΅Ρ Π‘ΡΠ΄ΠΎΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΊΡΡ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΎΠ·Π΅Ρ.Β ΠΠ·Π΅ΡΠΎ Π‘ΡΠ΄ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ Π·Π°ΠΊΠ°Π·Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΈΠ· ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΡ Π±ΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·Π½ΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΈΡΒ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΒ Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡΠΌΠΎΠ² Π² Π£Π·Π±Π΅ΠΊΠΈΡΡΠ°Π½Π΅.Β ΠΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊ Π΄Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ Π² ΠΏΡΠΈΠ±ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈ ΠΎΠ·Π΅Ρ Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠΈ, ΠΏΡΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ ΡΡΠ΄Π° Π²ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ Π·ΠΈΠΌΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠΈ.
Despite the fact that we did not see saigas, we still saw some local wildlife.
ΠΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈ, Π½Π΅ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΌΡ Π½Π΅ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π»ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ², ΠΊΠΎΠ΅-ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΠ½Ρ Π½Π°ΠΌ Π²ΡΡ ΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΡ.
I wanted to show you the Saigachy Reserveβs sign, created in the Uzbek part of Ustyurt in 2016. We were treated to a tour of the reserve by inspector Bayram, who took us to the southernmost part of Saigachy – Beleuli, named after the medieval caravanserai – ancient inns located along the Silk Road. It is hard to believe, but until quite recently here, in the vicinity of Beleuli, thousands of saigas would come together to calve en masse – for thousands of little saigas, this place was a start for a long journey.
ΠΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈ, Π²ΠΎΡ Π°Π½ΡΠ»Π°Π³ Π·Π°ΠΊΠ°Π·Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ° Β«Π‘Π°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΡΠΈΠΉΒ», ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π½Π° ΡΠ·Π±Π΅ΠΊΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈ Π£ΡΡΡΡΡΠ° Π²Β 2016 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Ρ.Β ΠΡ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΊΠ°Π·Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°, Ρ Π½Π°Ρ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ Π΄Π°ΠΆΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π² Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΏΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΎΡΠ° ΠΠ°ΠΉΡΠ°ΠΌΠ°, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π΅Π· Π½Π°Ρ Π½Π° ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΠΉ ΡΠΆΠ½ΡΠΉ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΎΠΊ Π‘Π°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΡΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ – ΠΠ΅Π»Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ, Π½Π°Π·Π²Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎ Π½Π°Π·Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄Π½Π΅Π²Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ°Π²Π°Π½-ΡΠ°ΡΠ°Ρ – Π΄ΡΠ΅Π²Π½Π΅ΠΉ Π³ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΡ, ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π½Π° Π¨Π΅Π»ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡΡΠΈ. Π’ΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠΈΡΡ, Π½ΠΎ Π·Π΄Π΅ΡΡ Π² ΠΎΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΠΠ΅Π»Π΅ΡΠ»Ρ ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π½Π΅Π΄Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ² – Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΡΡΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΡΠ°Ρ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ΄Π° ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΡΠ°Π΄ΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π΄Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡ.
After three days in the desert, we returned to civilization and immediately joined Saiga Day celebrations in the village of Zhaslyk. The first thing that caught my eye was very white shirts on schoolchildren of all ages. How such pure whiteness preserves in such a hot and dusty environment is completely incomprehensible, but nevertheless, it is so!
ΠΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΡΡΡΡ Π΄Π½Π΅ΠΉ Π² ΠΏΡΡΡΡΠ½Π΅ ΠΌΡ Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΡ Π² ΡΠΈΠ²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΡ, ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΠ°Π»ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π·Ρ Π½Π° Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠ° Π² ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ»ΠΊΠ΅ ΠΠ°ΡΠ»ΡΠΊ. ΠΠ΅ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅, ΡΡΠΎ Π±ΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΡ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ Π² Π³Π»Π°Π·Π°, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ Π±Π΅Π»ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ±Π°ΡΠΊΠΈ Ρ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² Π²ΡΠ΅Ρ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΎΠ². ΠΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΆΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡ ΡΠ°Π½ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠ°Ρ Π±Π΅Π»ΠΈΠ·Π½Π°, ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ Π½Π΅ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ, Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΅ ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΊ!
It is obvious that the saiga is known and loved in Zhaslyk. In the schoolyard, there is a statue of a female saiga and her calf, behind it is a beautifully painted panel created by the children. The steppe club “Akboken” does a lot in this small village to save the saiga.
ΠΠΈΠ΄Π½ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠ° Π² ΠΠ°ΡΠ»ΡΠΊΠ΅ Π·Π½Π°ΡΡ ΠΈ Π»ΡΠ±ΡΡ. ΠΠΎ Π΄Π²ΠΎΡΠ΅ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»Ρ ΡΡΠΎΠΈΡ ΠΏΠ°ΠΌΡΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΡΠΈΡ Π΅ Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΡΠΎΠ½ΠΊΠΎΠΌ, ΡΠ·Π°Π΄ΠΈ Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΠ°Π½Π½ΠΎ,Β ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΡΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΉ. Π‘ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠ»ΡΠ± Β«ΠΠΊΠ±ΠΎΠΊΠ΅Π½Β» Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Π΅Ρ Π² ΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΌΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ»ΠΊΠ΅ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠΎΡ ΡΠ°Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠ°.
Saiga Day in Zhaslyk was excellent – the festival was held on the street scene in the center of the village, so not only schoolchildren participated in it, but also locals, from the youngest to the oldest. There were dances, songs, stories about saigas, and, of course, awards. So, there was something for everyone.
ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠ° Π² ΠΠ°ΡΠ»ΡΠΊΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠ» ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎ — ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ Π±ΡΠ» Π½Π° ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π΅, ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΌΡ Π² Π½ΡΠΌ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ, Π½ΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΆΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ, ΠΎΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΡ ΠΌΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΡ Π΄ΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΡ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΡ . ΠΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π½ΡΡ, ΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈ, ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π·Ρ ΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠ΅, ΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ, Π½Π°Π³ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ. Π ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΠΌ, ΡΠΊΡΡΠ½ΠΎ Π½Π΅ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ.
The next Saiga Day which we attended was held at school number 1 in Moynaq. In addition to accepting new members and different performances from the local βMaralβ steppe club, the children put on a role-playing game that gave the audience and participants a greater understanding of the major dangers and barriers the saiga population is facing.
Π‘Π»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΡΠΈΠΉ Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠ°, Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ Π½Π°ΠΌ Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π»ΠΎΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ±ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΠΏΡΠΎΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ» Π² ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅ Π½ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΒ 1Β Π² ΠΡΠΉΠ½Π°ΠΊΠ΅. ΠΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΌΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΈΡ Π² ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠ»ΡΠ± Β«ΠΠ°ΡΠ°Π»Β» Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΡ ΡΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΎΠ² ΠΈ Π²ΡΡΡΡΠΏΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ Ρ ΡΠ°Π·Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π½ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, ΡΠ΅Π±ΡΡΠ° ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π½Π°Π²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ»Π΅Π²ΡΡ ΠΈΠ³ΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΡΡΡ Π»ΡΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΡΡΡ, Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ Π±Π°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΊΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ².
The ship cemetery in Moynaq is a result of the dramatically receding shoreline of the Aral Sea. This is a result of the decision to use water from the rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya that feed it, to irrigate cotton fields. This is one of the worst ecological disasters of the century and a vivid illustration of the tragic changes in nature caused by human activity.
ΠΠ»Π°Π΄Π±ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°Π±Π»Π΅ΠΉ Π² ΠΡΠΉΠ½Π°ΠΊΠ΅, ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π²ΡΠ΅Π΅ΡΡ Π² ΡΠ΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±ΠΌΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΡΠ°Π»ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΡΡ ΠΈΠ·-Π·Π° Π½Π΅ΡΠ°Π·ΡΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ Π²ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΈΠ· ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΠΊ ΠΠΌΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡΠΈ ΠΈ Π‘ΡΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡΠΈ, ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ Π²ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ»ΡΠ΅Ρ. ΠΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΡΠΏΠ½Π°Ρ ΠΈΠ»Π»ΡΡΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ°Π³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ Π² ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅, Π²ΡΠ·Π²Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠ°.
Our trip didnβt end in Uzbekistan, because ahead lay the Stepnoi Reserve in the Astrakhan region of Russia, and the steppe clubs of Kalmykia. In addition to seeing some stunning steppe species, the reserveβs rangers impressed me with their incredible dedication and amount and variety of their work. The experience and skills of the entire team, including several motorcycle experts, patrols made literally 365 days a year, and the discipline and accuracy in everything from documents to the cleanness of the cordon buildingβs floor.
Π Π£Π·Π±Π΅ΠΊΠΈΡΡΠ°Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΅Π·Π΄ΠΊΠ° Π½Π΅ Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠΈΠ»Π°ΡΡ, Π²Π΅Π΄Ρ Π²ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈ Π±ΡΠ» Π·Π°ΠΊΠ°Π·Π½ΠΈΠΊ Β«Π‘ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎΠΉΒ» Π² ΠΡΡΡΠ°Ρ Π°Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°ΡΡΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠ»ΡΠ±Ρ ΠΠ°Π»ΠΌΡΠΊΠΈΠΈ.Β Π Π·Π°ΠΊΠ°Π·Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΌΠΎ ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π΅ΠΌΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ½ΡΡ Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΠΎΠ² ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΎΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π΅Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΡΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π΄Π΅Π»Ρ ΠΈ ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½Ρ ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡ. ΠΠΏΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ², ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΌΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΊΠ»Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ°, ΡΠ΅ΠΉΠ΄Ρ Π±ΡΠΊΠ²Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ 365 Π΄Π½Π΅ΠΉ Π² Π³ΠΎΠ΄Ρ, Π΄ΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΈ Π°ΠΊΠΊΡΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π²ΠΎ Π²ΡΡΠΌ, Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Ρ ΠΎΡ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π°Ρ ΡΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π° Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ½Π΅.
I was also pleasantly surprised by the solar power station in the Reserve. Luckily there is no shortage of sunlight there.
ΠΡΠ΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ°Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»Π° ΡΠΎΠ»Π½Π΅ΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΡΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΡΠΎΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΠΈΡ Π² Π·Π°ΠΊΠ°Π·Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ΅, Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎ Π² ΡΠΎΠ»Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΠΌ Π½Π΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠ° Π½Π΅Ρ.
The culmination of our stay on the Steppe, and the whole trip was, of course, the observation of live saigas. We came to a special hiding place, βskradokβ – a hide dug into the ground, with only small windows above the ground – early in the morning.
ΠΡΠ»ΡΠΌΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π±ΡΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ Π² Β«Π‘ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎΠΌΒ», Π΄Π° ΠΈ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ΅Π·Π΄ΠΊΠΈ, ΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΎ, ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ, Π½Π°Π±Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π·Π° ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ. ΠΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ»ΠΈ Π² ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠΊΡΡΡΠΈΠ΅, Β«ΡΠΊΡΠ°Π΄ΠΎΠΊΒ» — Π²ΠΊΠΎΠΏΠ°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ Π² Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ»Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, Ρ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π½Π°Π΄ Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ»Π΅ΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΡΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ Π½Π΅Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠΊΠ½Π°, — ΡΠ°Π½ΠΎ ΡΡΡΠΎΠΌ.
After only 20 minutes of waiting, and here they are, the saigas – very close! It was difficult to remain silent so as not to frighten them because, of course, there were a lot of emotions.
ΠΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π°Π»ΠΈ Π±ΡΠΊΠ²Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ 20 ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΡΡ, ΠΈ Π²ΠΎΡ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ, ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠΈ β ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π±Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΊΠΎ! Π’ΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΎ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡ ΡΠ°Π½ΡΡΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΈΡ Π½Π΅ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ³Π°ΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΡΠΎ, ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ, ΡΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΠΉ Π±ΡΠ»Π° ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠ°.
Unfortunately, I didnβt capture the entire herd of saigas on film, but they gave the impression of a flowing river, which disappeared into the distance, while we once again were driving to the cordon of the Stepnoi. There were thousands of them there, and Iβm sure I will remember such a sight for life.
Very close to the Stepnoi, in the village of Liman of the Astrakhan region, there is also a steppe club – “Vozrozhdenije” (Renaissance). We were lucky to pop there for a festival, and it was very cool! Just look at the costumes of this cute saiga family!
Π ΡΠΎΠΆΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ, Π½Π΅ ΡΠ΄Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠ½ΡΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡ ΠΈΠ· ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ², ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ Π±Π΅ΠΆΠ°Π»ΠΈ Π²Π΄Π°Π»Π΅ΠΊΠ΅, ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ° ΠΌΡ Π² ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ°Π· Π΅Ρ Π°Π»ΠΈ Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ½ Β«Π‘ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΒ». ΠΡ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΌ ΡΡΡΡΡΠΈ, ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ΅ Π·ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ Ρ, Π½Π΅ΡΠΎΠΌΠ½Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ, Π·Π°ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ½Ρ Π½Π° Π²ΡΡ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½Ρ.
Π‘ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΡΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ ΡΠΎ Β«Π‘ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ½ΡΠΌΒ», Π² ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅Π»ΠΊΠ΅ ΠΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ ΠΡΡΡΠ°Ρ Π°Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°ΡΡΠΈ ΡΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π΅ΡΡΡ ΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠ»ΡΠ± β Β«ΠΠΎΠ·ΡΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅Β». ΠΠ°ΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅Π·Π»ΠΎ Π·Π°Π³Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡΡ ΡΡΠ΄Π° Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ, ΠΈ ΡΡΠΎ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΊΡΡΡΠΎ! Π§Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΡΠΎΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΡΡΡΠΌΡ ΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠΈ!
The final part of the trip took us to the capital of Kalmykia, Elista, and Saiga Day organized by the steppe club βSaigas roadβ, in a small village Troitskoe on the outskirts of Elista. This was a most interesting and enjoyable experience. Despite the fact that the club is quite new, the festival was very diverse, packed full of activities and, of course, very touching.
Π ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΎΡΠΊΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΅Π·Π΄ΠΊΠΈ, ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΠ°Π»ΠΌΡΠΊΠΈΠΈ ΠΠ»ΠΈΡΡΠ΅, ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΡΠ°Π» Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠ° Π² ΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΊΠ»ΡΠ±Π΅ Β«Π’ΡΠΎΠΏΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΡΠΎΠ½ΠΊΠ°Β», Π² Π½Π΅Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ Π’ΡΠΎΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΎΠΊΡΠ°ΠΈΠ½Π΅ ΠΠ»ΠΈΡΡΡ. ΠΠ΅ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΊΠ»ΡΠ± Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄, ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΠ°Π·Π½ΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·Π½ΡΠΌ, Π½Π°ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ.
It seems very symbolic to me that the White Old man – the most honored Buddhist saint in Kalmykia, is always depicted alongside the saiga antelope. Hopefully, he will help preserve this truly unique animal.
ΠΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΠΈΠΌΠ²ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΡΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΠ΅Π»ΡΠΉ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Ρ β Π½Π°ΠΈΠ±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Π΅ΠΌΡΠΉ Π±ΡΠ΄Π΄ΠΈΡΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ²ΡΡΠΎΠΉ Π² ΠΠ°Π»ΠΌΡΠΊΠΈΠΈ, Π²ΡΠ΅Π³Π΄Π° ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°Π΅ΡΡΡ Π²ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ³Π°ΠΊΠΎΠΌ. Π₯ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ Π½Π°Π΄Π΅ΡΡΡΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ ΡΠΎΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ ΡΠΎΡ ΡΠ°Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ.
Alexandra Bukvareva, SCA project manager
ΠΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ°Π½Π΄ΡΠ° ΠΡΠΊΠ²Π°ΡΡΠ²Π°, ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΄ΠΆΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΎΠ² SCA