by Carlyn Samuel | Friday, 25 January, 2019 | Kazakhstan, Saiga News
It’s with heavy hearts that we share the news that Yerlen Nurgaliyev, a ranger in Kazakhstan, was tragically killed by poachers while protecting saiga antelopes. Yerlen had served for 25 years in the police before taking up a job in wildlife protection and was known...
by Carlyn Samuel | Friday, 18 January, 2019 | Saiga News
Our colleagues at the Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan will be taking him into schools to help teach children about protecting saigas and all the other wonderful Steppe flora and fauna.
by Carlyn Samuel | Thursday, 3 January, 2019 | Saiga News
Did you know that saigas are highly adapted to the harsh winters on the Steppe? As winter approaches the saiga’s smooth, cinnamon coat changes to a creamy-white colour and becomes much thicker, to help it survive temperatures as low as -30o. During these extreme...
by Carlyn Samuel | Tuesday, 18 December, 2018 | Saiga News
Thanks for all your wonderful support during 2018. The saiga family really is the best! Thanks to @Anarh1a for the great image. Here’s a short holiday message in English … and in Russian
by Carlyn Samuel | Monday, 17 December, 2018 | Saiga News
Right now is a very important time of the year for saigas. They have just finished their long winter migration, where they can cover up to 70 miles a day. Their coats are turning from buff to a snowy white, which is great camouflage against the deep snow on the...
by Carlyn Samuel | Monday, 10 December, 2018 | Saiga News, Steppe Wildlife Club, Uzbekistan
Meet Ersain, growing up he and his family, and indeed his entire village, didn’t think twice about eating saiga meat from animals illegally shot and killed by poachers. A few years ago the Saiga Conservation Alliance launched Saiga Day celebrations and Steppe Wildlife...
by Carlyn Samuel | Tuesday, 27 November, 2018 | Saiga News
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by Carlyn Samuel | Wednesday, 21 November, 2018 | Saiga News
The Saiga Conservation Alliance has been working to protect the critically endangered Saiga Antelope for over two decades. Thanks to dedicated conservation efforts across the saiga’s range, made possible through the support of our donors, we have great news to...
by Carlyn Samuel | Friday, 2 November, 2018 | Saiga News
Andrey Gilev and Karina Karenina have just got back from the Stepnoi Sanctuary in Russia, where they were continuing their work into the significance of artesian wells for saigas. The role of water sources of different types, including artesian wells, in the life...
by Carlyn Samuel | Wednesday, 24 October, 2018 | Saiga News
*Saiga horns are also known as ling yang (羚羊) and used in Traditional Chinese Medicine Kazakh authorities have carried out the first public burning of 148 saiga horns, five carcasses and 31 saiga skulls seized in Kazakhstan. This event was initiated by Saiga...
