by Carlyn Samuel | Thursday, 19 July, 2007 | Russia, Saiga News, Small Grants Programme
The Centre for Ecological Projects in Kalmykia has been carrying out environmental education work in schools and children’s homes for a number of years, including running art and craft competitions on the theme of Kalmyk nature and culture, with a particular emphasis...
by Carlyn Samuel | Thursday, 19 July, 2007 | Russia, Saiga News, Small Grants Programme
The Stepnoi nature reserve is a haven for wildlife in the Astrakhan region of Russia, protecting not just saigas but also birds of prey, reptiles and other steppe and desert flora and fauna. The aim of the project is to build capacity for ecotourism, which will both...
by saigaconservationalliance | Monday, 30 April, 2007 | Saiga News
One of our youngest members, Nadezhda Arylova of the Russian Republic of Kalmykia, has just been awarded the Sidney Byers Scholarship for Wildlife Conservation for her studies on non-invasive methods on saiga antelope population monitoring (part of one of the ICCS...
by saigaconservationalliance | Thursday, 30 November, 2006 | Saiga News
The SCA is now one of seven partner organisations of the Wildlife Conservation Network, based in California, US. WCN specialises in supporting small start-up conservation groups, specifically by providing finances, marketing expertise, assistance with donor...
