Uzebkistan 2023

Saiga Day participants

children – 400

local people – 500

Day of Migratory species500

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