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#CameraTrapTuesday
This #CameraTrapTuesday look at this grazing saiga female in Saigachy Reserve, Uzbekistan. В этот вторник #CameraTrapTuesday посмотрите на эту пасущуюся сайгчиху в заказнике Сайгачий в...
#CameraTrapTuesday
Such a curious baby fox was captured by camera traps in the Saigachiy Reserve in Uzbekistan this spring. Такой любопытный лисенок был зафиксирован фотоловушками в заказнике Сайгачий в Узбекистане этой...
Saiga Day in Uzbekistan continuation – part 2. Saiga Day 2021 in Ustyurt. Villages located near the Saigachy Reserve
5 May. Celebrating Saiga Day 2021 in the village of Kyrk-Kyz. The steppe club based on school number 31 friendly welcomes guests from school number 52 in the neighboring village of Elabad. An important fact is that Uz-Kor Gas Chemical JV LLC became partners in the...
Resurrection Island: a new saiga habitat has been found in the Aral Sea
Recently, a joint expedition of the Saiga Conservation Alliance and the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan to the former bottom of the Aral Sea - an inland sea that was lost through human actions, and which is known as one of the world's worst man-made ecological...
Saiga Day 2021 in Uzbekistan
“Resurrection: sea, saigas, steppe” This was the motto of the Saiga Day -2021 festive events in Uzbekistan. The organizers and participants of the events wanted to emphasize their commitment to the common goal of the restoration of the steppes and the return of...
“Saiga Day 2021” at the start
In the capital of Karakalpakia (UZ), the leaders of the Steppe Clubs and youth eco-leaders gathered with one goal: to sum up the work of eco-clubs for the difficult year of 2020 and to discuss events for the upcoming “Saiga Day 2021”. It is very pleasant to...
#CameraTrapTuesday
A young saiga male in winter coat grazes on a snow-free winter pasture in Uzbekistan, Ustyurt plateau, Saigachiy Reserve, February 2021. Молодой самец сайгака в зимнем наряде пасется на зимнем пастбище свободном от снега на территории Узбекистана, Плато Устюрт,...
In the memory of the Uzbek film director Nazim Abbasov
Exactly one year ago, on March 21, when we were preparing to celebrate the next Navruz, Nazim Abbasov, a well-known film director, screenwriter, cameraman, known in Uzbekistan and widely abroad, passed away. Nazim is known for his wonderful movies, which received the...
Saiga censuses have been carried out in Uzbekistan
From 13 to 17 February 2021, traditional saiga censuses were carried out on permanent routes in the Saigachi Complex (Landscape) Reserve. The weather was generally favorable for the work, as there was no snow cover and the ground was dry. However, on the eastern part...
Ustyurt plateau
Perhaps the most interesting and mysterious place in Uzbekistan is the Ustyurt plateau. To get to it, you need to spend 3 days moving from the capital of Uzbekistan – Tashkent - to the extreme north-west of the country. This ancient plateau is located between two seas...