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SCA Uzbekistan go to Kenya
Among all the events we have carried out for saiga conservation world this year, we wanted to highlight our first knowledge-exchange trip. The Uzbek SCA team, including Sasha the Saiga traveled to Kenya. We had a unique opportunity to spread the word about saigas far...
Mother and daughter conservation team – saving saigas
Mother and daughter team of saiga conservationists are a hit at Expo SCA co-founder Elena Bykova is a regular to WCN’s expo in San Francisco, but this year her 19 year old daughter Olya, who is also one of SCA’s Young Conservationists, attended with her. The duo were...
Drawn Together – The People and Wildlife of Uzbekistan
This spring, a completely new approach to Saiga conservation has been trialled in Uzbekistan. British wildlife artist Rory McCann travelled to Karakalpakstan, in Uzbekistan, to paint a mural depicting the wildlife of the steppe habitat. Uzbek student Olga Esipova...
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...
Beautiful hand-crafted embroidered bags for sale
Unique handmade Uzbek embroidered bags and gifts for sale Visit our new online shop and learn about the meanings behind the designs and how sales are helping women in deprived rural areas of Uzbekistan–as well as saving the critically endangered saiga antelope. While...
Read moreA diversity of representatives of the animal world regularly embark on risky and exhausting travels just to survive as a species. So many dangers and obstacles are encountered by migratory animals on their way. And many of them have been created artificially, by human hands. The saiga is a champion long-distance migrant.
The Day of Migratory Species is one more reason to become closer to nature – 2014
A diversity of representatives of the animal world regularly embark on risky and exhausting travels just to survive as a species. So many dangers and obstacles are encountered by migratory animals on their way. And many of them have been created artificially, by human...
Research into offsetting using saigas as a case study
Conservation is difficult for moving targets, such as migratory species or landscapes subject to environmental change. Biodiversity offsetting is a novel approach that involves active compensation for biodiversity lost through development, with an objective of no net...
Saiga Day in Uzbekistan in 2014
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Saiga Postage Stamps Issued in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan’s post office has issued a series of stamps devoted to rare species that inhabit the country and are listed in its Red Data Book. The series: “Fauna. Rare animals of Uzbekistan” comprises three stamps - one of which represents the saiga antelope. 7,000...
2014 Young Conservation Winners announced
The applicants were of excellent quality, and we are happy to report that the following aspiring conservationists will each receive $1,000 to support a 12 month project which links to the ongoing work of the SCA in the winner's country: Aigul' Aitbaeva (Russia) - a...