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Bursaries available to take part in SCB Asia this August
The Saiga Conservation Alliance is offering bursaries to support people attending the SCA Asia Section Meeting in Bishkek in early August 2018, who intend to present on topics relevant to saiga antelope conservation. Read on and apply here Loading... ...
A message of hope for saiga conservation
Our friends at Nautilus Magazine have created a beautiful short film about the challenges of saiga conservation in recent years. The film sets the scene, helping us understand why saigas are in the critical...
International Environmental Education Day
International Wildlife Academy for Environmental Educators On International Environmental Education day we reflect on our first ‘Wildlife Academy for Environmental Educators’ in Uzbekistan. The event brought together incredible teachers from across the saiga’s...
Scientists uncover secret of mass mortality event in remote steppe grassland of Central Asia
Sudden death of 200,000 Critically Endangered saiga antelopes was caused by unusual environmental conditions The sudden death of over 200,000 saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan in May 2015, more than 80% of the affected population and more than 60% of the global...
Saigas get ‘tagged’
Satellite tagging of saigas is one of the most important parts of the conservation work which the Association of the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK), our partners, carry out to help prevent the extinction of the remaining saiga populations in...
Winners of excellence in saiga protection award
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2017/8 excellence in saiga protection award Project 1 Inzhieva Gerel Davaevna, part of the national Preschool Educational Institution in Russia will be creating “The Saiga Trail" for pre-schoolers in Russia. Which has the...
Mongolian Saiga Mural
I arrived into Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbataar on the 24th of September 2017. My objective: to paint a set of murals depicting the steppe wildlife (with the Saiga at the centre) as a way of engaging on conservation issues with rural communities. This was to be my...
Masters of Karakalpak Embroidery
Kuralai embroidery project Our alternative livelihood project in Uzbekistan is going from strength to strength. In the Spring this year we welcomed 17 new young women into the group and held training sessions, where the knowledge about their traditional embroidery...
Black Friday Sale
The Saiga Conservation Alliance has some lovely products for sale in our shop. This Black Friday weekend we have discounted all of our products, with over 40% off the prices of some. Proceeds from the sales go towards saiga conservation and in the case of the...
Support Saiga Rangers this ‘Giving Tuesday’
In the run up to 'GIVING TUESDAY' next week we are lauching a short appeal to help the brave rangers who will be protecting saigas in the coming freezing conditions. [gallery size="medium"...
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