by Carlyn Samuel | Friday, 26 August, 2016 | Russia, Saiga Day, Steppe Wildlife Club
As part of the annual celebration of the Saiga Day Yashkul High School held a series of events dedicated to the conservation of saiga. The annual competition “antelopes” saw over 60 children taking part in an event to promote environmental awareness and...
by Carlyn Samuel | Friday, 26 August, 2016 | Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan - Featured Post, Saiga Day, Steppe Wildlife Club
At the beginning of June a “Saiga Day” festival was organized for over 100 local schoolchildren aged between 7-11 from Korgalzhyn village in Central Kazakhstan. This exciting event was fully supported by the SCA and our generous funders Wildlife Conservation Network....
by saigaconservationalliance | Thursday, 19 May, 2016 | Saiga Day, Saiga News, Steppe Wildlife Club, Uzbekistan
The ecological festival drew a huge audience in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, from kindergarten and primary school kids to adults of all ages. This year, Uz-Kor Gas Chemical workers in Ustyurt joined the festival as well. As a part of the Saiga Day, they planted saxaul...
by Carlyn Samuel | Sunday, 26 July, 2015 | Russia, Saiga Day, Steppe Wildlife Club
This year Saiga Day is in its 5th year of celebrations in Kalmykia, Russia and the Steppe Wildlife club Living Heritage help put on some wonderful celebrations. In the month preceding the celebrations they organized “environmental watch” devoted to stories...
by Carlyn Samuel | Tuesday, 26 May, 2015 | Saiga Day, Steppe Wildlife Club, Uzbekistan
A traditional Saiga Day was held in Uzbekistan in early May. This spring celebration gathered together a lot of people caring for the fate of the steppe antelope from Nukus city and remote villages of Karalpakstan in Uzbekistan. This year’s festival has acquired...
by Carlyn Samuel | Tuesday, 26 August, 2014 | Saiga Day, Saiga News, Steppe Wildlife Club, Uzbekistan
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by Carlyn Samuel | Tuesday, 26 August, 2014 | Russia, Saiga Day, Steppe Wildlife Club
There have been 2 saiga days held in Kalmykia this year. One in the town of Yashkul’ and one in the steppe village of Adyk. Since the start of 2014 one Steppe Wildlife Club has been established in Kalmykia, in the village of Adyk, named ‘Bamb Tceteg’ after the areas...
by saigaconservationalliance | Friday, 24 January, 2014 | Saiga Day, Saiga News, Steppe Wildlife Club
Elena receives the award for the Saiga Day programme. On December 20th 2013 the best Uzbek environmental initiatives of the year were announced at the ‘Reduce your environmental impact’ event in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The competition was held by the Committee for...
by Carlyn Samuel | Sunday, 16 June, 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 Carlyn Samuel | Thursday, 16 May, 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...
