Uzebkistan 2023
Saiga Day participants
children – 400
local people – 500
Day of Migratory species – 500
Training participants (tour operators, tour guides, customs officials, employees of industrial companies, PA rangers, teachers) – 172
Size of protected areas where saigas are protected:
South Ustyurt –1,023,089 ha
Aralkum – 1,000,000 ha
Saigachy – 628,300 ha
Sudochye-Akpetki – 280,507 ha
Barsa-Kelmes – 280,000 ha
Number of employed people, incl UZ core team – 22
Kazakhstan 2023
*these events were conducted not only using SCA support but combined with some other sources
Saiga Day participants – 180
Open lessons on the Ustyurt plateau, participants – 208
Training participants:
Training on the SMART program in the Boquejorda reserve – 55
Comprehensive training for various structures (rangers) – 15
Number of trained teachers – teachers of law enforcement academies – 26
Comprehensive seminar on crime scripting – 18
Size of protected areas where saigas are protected:
State Nature Reservat “Bokey Orda” – 343,040.1 ha
Aschiozek State Nature Sanctuary – 314,504.1 ha
“Altyn Dala” State Nature Reservat – 489,766 ha
Irgyz-Turgay State Nature Reservat – 1,173,511 ha
Mongolia 2023
Saiga Day participants:
Children – 300
Local people – 230
A field trip to saiga habitat:
Children participated – 100
Rangers participated – 3
Drawing contest, “Saiga and spring”, number of children – 97
Training related to saiga conservation
Number of rangers trained – 3
Size of protected areas where saigas are protected:
Khar-Us nuur NP – 3820 square km area out of 8530 square km protected area overlaps with Saiga range
Khar azargiin nuruu NR – 765 square km area out of 1926 square km protected area overlaps with Saiga range
Khomiin Tal NP – 2693 square km area out of 4114 square km protected area overlaps with Saiga range
Khyargas nuur NP – 854 square km area out of 3413 square km protected area overlaps with Saiga range
Mongol Els NP – 1554 square km area out of 2713 square km protected area overlaps with Saiga range
Sharga NR – 3065 square km area out of 3134 square km protected area overlaps with Saiga range
Sutai Uul NR – 237 square km area out of 1727 square km protected area overlaps with Saiga range
Mankhan NR – 732 square km area out of 828 square km protected area overlaps with Saiga range
Russia 2023
Saiga Day participants:
Children – 150
Local people – 330
Day of Migratory Species, participants – 140
Master class “Making a pennant “Saiga” for Saiga Day, participants – 15 students, 3 school teachers.
Size of protected areas where saiga is protected:
State Nature Reserve “Black Lands” (steppe area) – 94,300 ha
State natural reserve of federal significance “Mekletinsky” – 102,500 ha
State nature reserve of federal significance “Sarpinsky” – 195,925 ha
State nature reserve of federal significance “Harbinsky” – 163,900 ha
Nature reserve “Stepnoi” Astrakhan region – 109,400 ha
State Natural Biosphere Reserve “Bogdinsko-Baskunchaksky” – 18,478 ha
State Nature Reserve “Orenburgsky”, section “Ashisayskaya Steppe” – 7,200 ha
State Natural Biosphere Reserve “Lake Elton” = Eltonsky Natural Park – 106,000 ha