Tragic saiga deaths in Mongolia

by | Wednesday, 11 January, 2017 | Mongolia, Saiga News

Saiga deaths in Mongolia. We have received reports of the tragic death of over 500 Mongolian saigas in recent weeks. This disease outbreak is worrying because the Mongolian subspecies numbers only around 12,000 individuals*. Initial reports suggest that the cause is...

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‘Public Outreach – an important tool in improving the protection of saiga inhabiting in the North-West’. Report from Small Grants Program winner.

by | Monday, 12 December, 2016 | Russia, Saiga News, Small Grants Programme

Vladimir Kalmykov. Russia Место выполнения проекта (страна, регион, место расположения на карте):Российская Федерация, Астраханская область, Лиманский район Популяция сайгака Северо-Западного Прикаспия продолжает оставаться в состоянии депрессии и к настоящему времени...

‘Development of the brochure “Saiga – living heritage of ancestors’. Report of Small Grants Program winner.

by | Monday, 12 December, 2016 | Russia, Saiga News, Small Grants Programme

Catherine Ochirova, Pyurvenova Boskhomdzhievna and Hope Yurevna (group) Russia АЛЬЯНС ПО СОХРАНЕНИЮ САЙГАКАРАЗРАБОТКА БРОШЮРЫ «САЙГАК-ЖИВОЕ НАСЛЕДИЕ ПРЕДКОВ», РЕСПУБЛИКА КАЛМЫКИЯ, РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯТЕХНИЧЕСКИЙ ОТЧЕТИсполнители:Очирова ЕкатеринаПюрвенова...

‘Review and analysis of public attitudes to the problem of conservation of the Ural saiga population’. Report of the Small Grants Program winner.

by | Monday, 12 December, 2016 | Kazakhstan, Saiga News, Small Grants Programme

Bibigul Sarsenova, Kazakhstan Introduction Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica tatarica L., 1766) – is one of the most ancient representatives of the mammoth fauna, survived to the present day. This migrating herd animal is a common specie of the steppes and semi-deserts...

Saigas are on Planet earth II – 4th December

by | Sunday, 4 December, 2016 | Saiga News

We’re really excited to see what made the cut in the piece about saigas which will be on Planet Earth II on December 4th. A camera crew went to both Russia and Kazakhstan to film saiga behaviour and to see them calving. However, in Kazakhstan they witnessed the...