by saigaconservationalliance | Monday, 11 March, 2013 | Kazakhstan, Saiga Day
This year saw the ACBK holding the third annual Saiga Day celebrations in Kazakhstan. “When we held our first Saiga Day in 2011 five schools in five villages participated in the event. The 350 children who attended the first festival took part in quizzes and drawing...
by saigaconservationalliance | Monday, 11 March, 2013 | Russia, Saiga Day, Saiga News
In 2011 The Centre for Wild Animals of the Republic of Kalmykia held Russia’s first Saiga Day celebrations. 250 children from the local Yashkulsky and Chernozemelsky districts, as well as some from even further afield attended. Children were treated to a trip to see...
by saigaconservationalliance | Monday, 11 March, 2013 | Saiga Day, Steppe Wildlife Club, Uzbekistan
“When we launched Saiga Day in Uzbekistan in 2007, 3 schools in 2 villages in the region of Karakalpakstan took part and we were thrilled that 1100 people attended the festivities”, remembers Elena Bykova, SCA member in Uzbekistan. This year the Saiga Day celebrations...
by saigaconservationalliance | Thursday, 13 December, 2012 | China - Featured Post, Russia, Saiga News, Small Grants Programme
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 round of the SCA’s small grants competition. Supported by the USFWS The SCA Small Grants Competition supports grassroots projects and builds capacity of those working to implement the priority actions of the Medium...
by saigaconservationalliance | Wednesday, 28 November, 2012 | Kazakhstan, Protected Area designation, Saiga News
The government of Kazakhstan have officially signed the designation document for a new nature reserve within the range of the Betpak-dala saiga population. The new reserve, named ‘Altyn Dala’, is a major success for the Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative...
by saigaconservationalliance | Wednesday, 24 October, 2012 | Saiga News
Check out this video from Disney’s Club Penguin. They’ve very kindly been supporting our projects with local school children in Uzbekistan for a number of years and we owe them a huge debt of gratitude. Programmes such as Earth Day are enormously...
by saigaconservationalliance | Monday, 17 September, 2012 | Saiga News, Small Grants Programme
The deadline for applications for the SCA 2012 Small Grants Programme has been extended to 15th October 2012. You can find all the details of the programme, in English and Russian, in the documents below. If you wish to apply for a grant, please ensure that your...
by saigaconservationalliance | Monday, 16 July, 2012 | Saiga News, Small Grants Programme
We are happy to announce that the 2012 Small Grants Programme is now open for applications. This Small Grants Programme is generously supported by the Wildlife Conservation Network. You can find all the details of the programme, in English and Russian, in the...
by saigaconservationalliance | Thursday, 19 April, 2012 | Saiga News
SCA founding member and Executive Secretary Elena Bykova has very kindly been included in a new book profiling the efforts of some of the world’s leading conservationists for her work with saigas in Uzbekistan. Wildlife Heroes by Julie Scardina and Jeff Flocken...
by saigaconservationalliance | Wednesday, 4 April, 2012 | China, Mongolia
Kazakhstan’s decision to stop the export of Saiga horn until 2020, or until the Saiga population in Kazakhstan reaches 200,000 individuals, is expected to increase the level of illegal smuggling of saiga horn from Mongolia to China in the coming years. This project...
