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Saiga Day Celebration
Saiga Day is celebrated across the saiga range states
Saiga Day was conceived by the SCA as an international initiative to create a focus within rural communities for conservation of the saiga and its habitat. The festivities take place each spring to mark the birth of the first saiga calves of the year, and is a celebration of life which unites communities across the saiga’s range under a common symbol.
Saiga Day News
Saiga Day 2020. Russia
Undoubtedly, the main and most important event in the activities of the steppe clubs is the celebration of Saiga Day. Immediately after the Saiga Day in 2019, members of the steppe clubs began to make plans, carefully prepare for this celebration in 2020. But, as you...
Saiga Day 2020 Uzbekistan
In early May, Uzbekistan traditionally celebrated “Saiga Day”. The timing of the celebration was not chosen by chance: during this period, small saigas are born on Ustyurt plateau. Because of the widespread quarantine, the methods and forms of environmental activities...
Saiga coloring sheets
We are glad to thank Julius Csotonyi for creating these saiga coloring sheets. Feel free to download and color them! Send us your (or your kids') results and we will add them to the 'saiga art gallery'. Saiga Day online goes on!
Saiga day online 2020 – saiga poem
As a part of the online Saiga Day 2020 guys from Steppe club "Vozrozhdenije" (Renaissance) in Liman, Astrakhan region, Russia read a poem about saiga, which was composed by all the members of the Steppe club. В рамках Дня сайгака онлайн 2020 ребята из степного клуба...
Saiga day – art-challenge
перевод на русский язык ниже We are happy to join WWF Russia in art-challenge devoted to the Saiga Day - look at the works from SCA steppe clubs below! And of course join the challenge! Just put saiga in any picture, movie scene, photo etc. and post it in any social...
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...
“Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!” Where to find optimism for the Aral Sea?
By E.J. Milner-Gulland Nukus, the little-known capital of Karakalpakstan region, Uzbekistan, has a remarkable and unexpected collection of modern art, created by Igor Savitsky in this remote refuge at a time when...
Steppe Wildlife Clubs turn puppeteers!
On the eve of Saiga Day festival, children of Steppe Wildlife clubs in Karakalpakia learnt how to put on a puppet show! The show targeted primary and secondary school children as well as their teachers and parents raising awareness of wildlife conservation issues....
Saiga Day celebrations in Russia 2016
As part of the annual celebration of the Saiga Day Yashkul High School held a series of events dedicated to the conservation of saiga. The annual competition "antelopes" saw over 60 children taking part in an event to promote environmental awareness and saiga...
‘Saiga Day’ festival in Central Kazakhstan 2016
At the beginning of June a “Saiga Day” festival was organized for over 100 local schoolchildren aged between 7-11 from Korgalzhyn village in Central Kazakhstan. This exciting event was fully supported by the SCA and our generous funders Wildlife Conservation Network....