Saving Saigas: Projects Around the World
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Within the framework of the Resurrection Island biodiversity conservation project, training sessions were held on mitigating impacts on biodiversity and applying the principle of “no net loss”
On September 14-15, 2021, in Nukus and the village of Kyrk-kyz, a series of training sessions was held on best practices for mitigating the impact on biodiversity and the application of the principle of “no net loss” for its conservation and restoration. The...
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...
Vozrozhdenie island research
The SCA is being funded by People's Trust for Endangered Species to carry out research into the saiga population thought to inhabit Vozrozhdenie Island in the Aral sea, Uzbekistan. Vozrozhdeniye Island, was, up until...
SCA helps to create new ‘Saigachy’ reserve in Uzbekistan
In 2008, we began working with the Uzbek government, local partners and NGOs to create a much-needed safe-haven for saigas and other wildlife in Uzbekistan. Financial support from Disney Wildlife Foundation allowed us to work with local people to ensure their needs...
New Film About Protecting Saigas in Uzbekistan
Thanks to The Whitley Fund for Nature and Wildlife Conservation Network the SCA has been able to produce a short film showing how people lived side by side with saigas on the Ustyurt plateau for hundreds of years, until recently when the region's economic development...
Government of Kazakhstan sign designation document for new nature reserve
The government of Kazakhstan have officially signed the designation document for a new nature reserve within the range of the Betpak-dala saiga population. The new reserve, named 'Altyn Dala', is a major success for the Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative and covers...