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Saiga Day in Russia 2013
In 2011 The Centre for Wild Animals of the Republic of Kalmykia held Russia’s first Saiga Day celebrations. 250 children from the local Yashkulsky and Chernozemelsky districts, as well as some from even further afield attended. Children were treated to a trip to see...
Saiga Day celebrations in Kazakhstan 2013
This year saw the ACBK holding the third annual Saiga Day celebrations in Kazakhstan. “When we held our first Saiga Day in 2011 five schools in five villages participated in the event. The 350 children who attended the first festival took part in quizzes and drawing...
Saiga Day Celebrations in Russia 2013
In 2011 The Centre for Wild Animals of the Republic of Kalmykia held Russia’s first Saiga Day celebrations. 250 children from the local Yashkulsky and Chernozemelsky districts, as well as some from even further afield attended. Children were treated to a trip to see...
Winners of the 2012 Small Grants Programme
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 round of the SCA’s small grants competition. Supported by the USFWS The SCA Small Grants Competition supports grassroots projects and builds capacity of those working to implement the priority actions of the Medium...
Government of Kazakhstan sign designation document for new nature reserve
The government of Kazakhstan have officially signed the designation document for a new nature reserve within the range of the Betpak-dala saiga population. The new reserve, named 'Altyn Dala', is a major success for the Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative and covers...
Disney’s Club Penguin: Earth Day 2011 Video
Check out this video from Disney's Club Penguin. They've very kindly been supporting our projects with local school children in Uzbekistan for a number of years and we owe them a huge debt of gratitude. Programmes such as Earth Day are enormously beneficial to our...
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Small Grants Programme 2012
The deadline for applications for the SCA 2012 Small Grants Programme has been extended to 15th October 2012. You can find all the details of the programme, in English and Russian, in the documents below. If you wish to apply for a grant, please ensure that your...
Small Grants Programme 2012
We are happy to announce that the 2012 Small Grants Programme is now open for applications. This Small Grants Programme is generously supported by the Wildlife Conservation Network. You can find all the details of the programme, in English and Russian, in the...
SCA’s Elena Bykova featured in new book profiling the lives and work of 40 of the world’s leading conservationists
SCA founding member and Executive Secretary Elena Bykova has very kindly been included in a new book profiling the efforts of some of the world's leading conservationists for her work with saigas in Uzbekistan. Wildlife Heroes by Julie Scardina and Jeff Flocken covers...
Anatoly Khludnev (Russia): Improvement of technical equipment of the Sanctuary “Stepnoi” to reinforce the struggle against poaching and to improve saiga conservation in Astrakhan region.
Anatoly Khludnev is Director of the 87,000 ha Stepnoi reserve in Russia. He leads a team of 12 rangers protecting the reserve and several thousand saigas within its boundaries, representing a large proportion of the remaining Russian population. This population is in...
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