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Award for Excellence in Saiga Protection
The Award for Excellence in Saiga Protection is for individuals or groups who have shown outstanding dedication and success in combating saiga antelope poaching. This award is in memory of Uldis Knackis, a ranger who was killed while pursuing a saiga poacher.
The Award was first given in 2014, where one grand-prize award of $1000 was given to the Anti-poaching team of the Irgiz-Turgay reserve, Kazakhstan. In addition, two runners-up were each awarded $750 that year, the Ranger team of the Stepnoi Reserve, Russia, and State Environmental Inspector Batsaikhan Baljinnyam, of Mongolia.
The Saiga Conservation Alliance 2015 Awards Event took place on Thursday 29th October 2015 at Hotel Uzbekistan in Tashkent. The Award was given to four individuals who have contributed greatly to saiga conservation:
Experiences of Effective Protection of the Irgiz-Turgai Reserve
Mereke Zhubaniyaz, Irgiz Turgay Reserve, Kazakhstan
Use of Informant Networks to Improve the Detection of Wildlife Crime
Enkhbat Enkhjargal, Mongolian State Police
Engaging Local Communities as Volunteer Rangers
Batsaikhan Baljinnyam, WWF-Mongolia
Experience of Effective Law Enforcement on the Ustiurt Plateau
Makset Kosbergenov, Gosbiocontrol, Uzbekistan
News: Award for Excellence in Saiga Protection
The Saiga Conservation Alliance 2014 Award for Excellence in Saiga Protection, in memory of Joy Covey
The award is a prize of $1000, to be used as the winner chooses. Nominations can be individuals and teams, from government or from NGOs, who have shown particular dedication and outstanding success in combating saiga poaching over the last 12 months. Self-nominations...