by Alexandra Bukvarevaa | Monday, 19 July, 2021 | Saiga News, Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan - Featured Post
Recently, an experience exchange trip took place between the staff of the Saigachiy Reserve and the new South Ustyurt National Park. The kick-off meeting was held in Nukus, from there the inspectors went to the Saigachy field base on Ustyurt and from there they...
by Alexandra Bukvarevaa | Wednesday, 31 July, 2019 | Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan - Featured Post, Russia, Russia - Featured Post, Saiga hero, Saiga News
Together with the world, we celebrate today the World Ranger Day. On this day, we want to remember those who died, fulfilling their duty.This year already two rangers from Kazakhstan were killed by poachers hunting saigas. On January 15 ranger Yerlan Nurgaliev died in...
by Alexandra Bukvarevaa | Wednesday, 24 July, 2019 | Saiga News
We are devastated to have to pass on the sad news that Kanysh Nurtazinov, an Ohotzooprom ranger has been killed by poachers. The Kazak president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has expressed his condolences and declared that Nurtazinov will be awarded posthumously. It has been...
by Alexandra Bukvarevaa | Monday, 22 July, 2019 | Russia, Russia - Featured Post, Saiga hero, Saiga News
Алексей Ткачёв, инспектор Заказника Степной Here is one more short interview that we took during a recent trip to Stepnoi Reserve. Motorcycle Inspector Alexey Tkachev told us if inspectors have weapons, and what is the most important now for saiga protection....
by Alexandra Bukvarevaa | Monday, 15 July, 2019 | Russia, Russia - Featured Post, Saiga hero, Saiga News
Вячеслав Михайлович Зимин, инспектор Заказника Степной Here is another small interview we took during the last visit to Stepnoi Reserve. One of the longest working rangers Vyacheslav Zimin told us what is the most pleasant and hardest in his work and why he has been...
by Carlyn Samuel | Friday, 25 January, 2019 | Kazakhstan, Saiga News
It’s with heavy hearts that we share the news that Yerlen Nurgaliyev, a ranger in Kazakhstan, was tragically killed by poachers while protecting saiga antelopes. Yerlen had served for 25 years in the police before taking up a job in wildlife protection and was known...
by Carlyn Samuel | Sunday, 12 November, 2017 | Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Saiga News, Uzbekistan
Photo: Volker Homes Photo: Pavel Sorokin Photo: Pavel Sorokin Photo: WWF Mongolia 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....
by Carlyn Samuel | Monday, 31 July, 2017 | Saiga News
Today, and every day we are grateful to the incredible men and women the world over who dedicate their lives to protect biodiversity. Today especially, we remember those who have tragically lost their lives in the line of duty, those like Uldis Knakis, whose life was...
by saigaconservationalliance | Tuesday, 9 February, 2016 | Russia, Saiga News
After the devastating news from Kazakhstan that 88% (over 200,000 saigas) of the Betpak-dala population died during the calving period in May 2015, it has never been more important to support the efforts of the anti-poaching ranger teams in protecting the last...
by saigaconservationalliance | Wednesday, 27 January, 2016 | Russia, Saiga News
First Ranger Station for the Stepnoi Sanctuary. This population is in critical need of support. Having once numbered hundreds of thousands of animals, the population has dropped rapidly due to heavy poaching. In 2012 it was at 12,000 individuals, but since then...
