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Small Grants Award Winners: Russian group
We are pleased to announce that a group of people from Kalmykia, Russia have been awarded our Small Grants Award, kindly sponsored by the CMS. Catherine Ochirova and Nadezhda Pyurvenova will be developing a booklet called "Saiga - living heritage of our ancestors"....
Supporting the Centre for Wild Animals in Kalmykia
Support for Leading Saiga Breeding Centre. This wonderful centre, run by professor Yuri Arylov was established in 2002 with funding from the local Kalmyk government in order to address the devastating decline in saigas across the region. The CWA was founded primarily...
Russian Anti-Poaching Rangers are Now Fully Equipped
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...
New Ranger Station in Russia
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...
Saiga Day Celebrations in Russia 2015
This year Saiga Day is in its 5th year of celebrations in Kalmykia, Russia and the Steppe Wildlife club Living Heritage help put on some wonderful celebrations. In the month preceding the celebrations they organized "environmental watch" devoted to stories about the...
UPDATE on the 2014 Award for Excellence in Saiga Protection… The Rangers of the Stepnoi Reserve
In 2014 the SCA recognised the dedication of the rangers of the Stepnoi Reserve – Kalmykia, Russia in our Award for Excellence in Saiga Protection. The Stepnoi State Nature Reserve covers an area of 119 thousand. Ha, established in 2000 it is one of the few places...
Supporting the Centre for Wild Animals in Kalmykia
Support for Leading Saiga Breeding Centre This wonderful centre, run by professor Yuri Arylov was established in 2002 with funding from the local Kalmyk government in order to address the devastating decline in saigas across the region. The CWA was founded primarily...
An interview with Aigul Aitbaeva 2014 SCA Young Conservation Leader
Aigul Aitbaeva is 25 and works as the saiga project manager at the Centre for wild animals of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. Her Young Conservation Leaders award allowed her to develop a colourful booklet about saigas, specifically aimed at children. I wanted to...
Read moreIn recent years, attempts have been made to conduct saiga censuses by means of aerial photography using drones.
Can Satellite Technology Help Save Saigas?
In recent years, attempts have been made to conduct saiga censuses by means of aerial photography using drones. Using High Definition Satellite Images to Monitor Saigas Censuses are an important component of monitoring the status of wildlife populations. Different...
Young people celebrate the saiga antelope
Steppe Wildlife clubs join in with Saiga Day celebrations. SCA’s latest initiative to involve teenagers in the conservation of their environment and in particular the saiga antelope is really taking off. A network of ‘Steppe Wildlife clubs’ has been rolled out across...