by Alexandra Bukvarevaa | Saturday, 4 May, 2019 | Saiga News
The article was issued in Saiga News #12 At the Annual Meeting of the Saiga Conservation Alliance in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on 11th September 2010, Professor Amankul Bekenov was voted the SCA’s first Honorary Member in recognition of his tireless service for saiga...
by Carlyn Samuel | Tuesday, 23 April, 2019 | Saiga News
What could possibly bring researchers from far and wide up to frigid (yes, it was -250C in the day!) Umea, Northern Sweden in the middle of winter? Well, saigas, of course! Dr. Navinder Singh, an associate professor at the SLU has been working on saiga research and...
by Alexandra Bukvarevaa | Monday, 15 April, 2019 | Saiga hero, Saiga News
Aslan Baideldinov is an animal husbandry technician who has been working at the Centre for Wild Animals of the Republic of Kalmykia since 2003. Editor: Aslan, how did you start working on saiga conservation? A.B.: I have been fond of animals since I was a kid. We kept...
by Alexandra Bukvarevaa | Monday, 8 April, 2019 | Saiga hero, Saiga News
3 October 1952 – 10 July 2018 The article was published in Saiga News #24 Early in the morning of 10 July 2018, the heart of Anatoly Vasilyevich Khludnev, a person infinitely dear to all of us, stopped beating. It is hard to believe that the big and good heart of this...
by Alexandra Bukvarevaa | Monday, 25 March, 2019 | Saiga hero, Saiga News
In this issue, we speak to Dr. Yuri A. Grachev, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Zoology of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan, Candidate of Biological Sciences. Dr. Grachevʹs research interests include the ecology, conservation and use of mammals,...
by Alexandra Bukvarevaa | Wednesday, 20 March, 2019 | Saiga hero, Saiga News
To meet saigas was a great piece of luck and a good sign for me! Albert Salemgareyev is Technical Coordinator of the Altyn Dala Environmental Protection Initiative under the Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK). He started to work with...
by Alexandra Bukvarevaa | Sunday, 10 March, 2019 | Saiga hero, Saiga News
Yuri Arylov: mere enthusiasm is not enough to feed a saiga! Yuri Nimeyevich Arylov is the Director of the Centre for Wild Animals in the Republic of Kalmykia, a Doctor of Biology, a Professor at the Kalmyk State University and an honoured worker of science of the...
by Alexandra Bukvarevaa | Thursday, 7 March, 2019 | Saiga News
Check it out to know what’s up in saiga world! Results of the 2018 aerial survey of saigas in Kazakhstan, trends in saiga poaching in Mongolia, harsh winter expected for Mongolian saiga, new saiga breeding center in Ukraine and much more you’ll find in the...
by Alexandra Bukvarevaa | Monday, 4 March, 2019 | Russia, Russia - Featured Post, Saiga hero, Saiga News
Vladimir Kalmykov: The best part of my work is the tranquility of the Stepnoi sanctuary Today we recognise Vladimir Kalmykov, Director of the Stepnoi sanctuary, and ask him some questions about his life with saigas. He is the head of one of the best saiga conservation...
by Alexandra Bukvarevaa | Monday, 25 February, 2019 | Mongolia, Mongolia - Featured Post, Saiga hero, Saiga News
Editor: When did you first become interested in saigas? B.Ch.:I was born and spent my childhood in Uvs province, Western Mongolia, where we have the most pristine zones with rich biodiversity. At that time, my curiosity and fascination with nature started. After that,...
