by David Hill | Saturday, 8 January, 2022 | Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan - Featured Post, Russia, Russia - Featured Post, Saiga News, Small Grants Programme, Young Conservation Leaders
After sad and nervous 2020 marked with COVID during which Saiga Conservation Alliance like many other entities had to cut down its activities it was especially pleasant to be able to resume grants competitions in 2021. The reaction was quite fruitful – we’ve got quite...
by David Hill | Thursday, 6 January, 2022 | Russia, Russia - Featured Post, Saiga hero, Saiga News
Антон Павлович Межнев 22 октября 1963 г. — 8 января 2020 г. Антон Павлович Межнев скоропостижно скончался 8 января 2021 года. И это огромная потеря не только для его родных и близких, не только для российской орнитологии, но и для охраны природы нашей и не только...
by David Hill | Friday, 24 December, 2021 | Saiga News
On the eve of the New Year holidays, the festive events dedicated to the “Migrating Animals” continued. This time they moved from Nukus to the Ustyurt plateau, where the main saiga population lives. The relay race for the competition of open lessons on the...
by David Hill | Monday, 29 November, 2021 | Saiga News, Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan - Featured Post
Autumn, saigas go to the next seasonal migration. Migratory birds gather in flocks and head to warm regions. And in the Steppe Clubs of Karakalpakstan, the “Day of Migrating Animals” is being held. This year, the organizers decided to change the format and...
by David Hill | Wednesday, 6 October, 2021 | Protected Area designation, Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan - Featured Post
On September 14-15, 2021, in Nukus and the village of Kyrk-kyz, a series of training sessions was held on best practices for mitigating the impact on biodiversity and the application of the principle of “no net loss” for its conservation and restoration. The...
by David Hill | Tuesday, 10 August, 2021 | Camera Trapping, Russia, Russia - Featured Post, Saiga News
This #CameraTrapTuesday join this guy who really seems to enjoy life in Stepnoi Reserve! В этот #CameraTrapTuesday присоединяйтесь к этому парню, который наслаждается жизнью в Степном...
by David Hill | Friday, 6 August, 2021 | Russia, Russia - Featured Post, Saiga News
Favorite habitats of the only saiga population in Europe are confined to the territory of the Yashkul, Chernozemelsky and Yustinsky districts of the Republic of Kalmykia and the Limansky district of the Astrakhan region, which, in turn, can be attributed to the vast...
by David Hill | Tuesday, 3 August, 2021 | Camera Trapping, Russia, Russia - Featured Post, Saiga News
#CameraTrapTuesday Not only saigas are caught in the camera traps in Stepnoi Reserve. Here is a wolf who came to the artesian lake. #CameraTrapTuesday В заказнике «Степной» в фотоловушки попадают не только сайгаки. Вот волк, пришедший к...
by David Hill | Friday, 30 July, 2021 | Russia, Russia - Featured Post, Saiga News
The most responsible and dangerous rangers’ duty is patrolling. Patrols in Stepnoi Reserve happen every day – 365 days a year – with no exceptions. For the territory a little smaller than New York there are only 12 rangers. Rangers work in shifts...
by David Hill | Friday, 30 July, 2021 | Russia, Russia - Featured Post, Saiga News
And for the rest of the state rangers, whose shift in the Reserve lasts three days, there are comfortable for living small buildings, surrounded by a small garden (in the desert!). Rangers care after this garden, including pouring water brought from many kilometers...
