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SCA Small Grants Programme 2008 Announced!
The SCA's Small Grants Programme 2008 is now officially open! To download an application form or for more information click here. For details of the winners of the 2007 competition, click here.
2007 Small Grants Programme Winner: Creation of an electronic library on the saiga
There is a large amount of literature on the ecology and conservation of the saiga antelope, mostly in Russian, but it is scattered in a wide range of local, national and international publications including conference proceedings, theses and internal reports. Much of...
Saiga Talk on YouTube!
In June, SCA founder member Dr. Aline Kuhl was delighted to be invited to speak to members of the US Congress at the International Conservation Caucus Foundation's (ICCS) Staff Briefing. Her talk, "The Saiga Antelope and political change in post-Soviet Central Asia...
Saiga featured in The Independent newspaper (UK)
An article in the Independent newspaper published on 31 January has higlighted saiga antelopes as one of the world's rare-but-ugly species that need greater attention from conservationists, the public and media alike. Jonathan Baillie of the Zoological Society of...
First round of SCA small grants awarded
With the support of the Wildlife Conservation Network, the Saiga Conservation Alliance has initiated a small grants competition. The first round was held in September 2007, and four projects were chosen for support by the Steering Committee. The scheme is aimed at...
New institutional member and funding for a saiga schoolbook!
"BAG Eurasia of NABU" (the working group of the German Society for Nature Conservation (NABU) dealing with conservation projects in Europe and Asia), has just become the latest institutional member of the SCA. Additionally, BAG Eurasia has just announced that they...
Saiga meeting in Nukus, Uzbekistan, November 2007
On 23rd November 2007, a meeting took place in Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, entitled “Saiga conservation: methods for effective conservation of the Ustyurt saiga population in Uzbekistan”. Representatives from the State Committee for Nature Protection at the...
Script Competition
Following the creation of their successful "The Saga of the Saiga" cartoon in 2006, AniMASTER cartoon studios have launched a competition to find a script for the "The Saga of the Saiga 2". If you'd like to ener a script, or find out more about the competition, visit...
WCN Expo – fundraising for saiga
We successfully raised awareness and funds at various events at this year's WCN Expo to ensure that our vital saiga conservation work continues. We are extremely grateful to the WCN team for organising the Expo and especially to all our current and new donors, who...
SCA Meeting Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Committee members from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, the UK and Germany were present to discuss latest developments and achievements within the range states. A strategic plan for 2007-2010 was agreed and winners for the small grant...
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