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World Rangers Day
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...
Alexey Tkachev, Stepnoi Reserve ranger
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....
Vyacheslav Zimin, Stepnoy Reserve ranger
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...
Vladimir and Galina Kalmykovy
Stepnoy Reserve, Astrakhan region, Russia, May 2019 During our recent trip, we had a chance to visit Stepnoy Reserve and have a quick talk with the director of the Reserve Vladimir Kalmykov and his wife Galina. Love, saigas, fighting with bad people – this story is...
Trip report + photos. Nukus – Astrakhan – Elista.
Нукус – Астрахань – Элиста. Отчёт о поездке с фото. As the SCA’s new Project Manager I was recently, I was lucky enough to go on a fascinating trip, which allowed me to see a lot of interesting things, some of which I’d like to share with you… The first stop on the...
Guests in Stepnoy Reserve
Гости Степного Last weekend, there was completed the comprehensive ecological tour for German amateur ornithologists, which was developed by the Astrakhan Nature Reserve. The final point of the route was an excursion to the Stepnoy Reserve in the Astrakhan region,...
Saiga Hero: Vladimir Kalmykov
Vladimir Kalmykov: The best part of my work is the tranquility of the Stepnoi sanctuary Today we recognise Vladimir Kalmykov, Director of the Stepnoi sanctuary, and ask him some questions about his life with saigas. He is the head of one of the best saiga conservation...
ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF SAIGAS WAS SHOWN AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN BISHKEK
Results of actual research presented at the conference are an excellent opportunity for detailed discussion, exchange of experience and attraction of attention to the objects were studied. In the beginning of August, three specialists from Russia (A.P. Mezhnev from...
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... ...
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...