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A message of hope for saigas

Our friends at Nautilus Magazine have created a beautiful short film about the challenges of saiga conservation in recent years.

The film sets the…

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Scientists uncover secret of mass mortality event in remote steppe grassland of Central Asia

Sudden death of 200,000 Critically Endangered saiga antelopes was caused by unusual environmental conditions

The sudden death of over 200,000 saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan in May 2015,…

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The 100th anniversary of the Protected Areas system in Russia and neighbouring countries: Anna Luschekina, Elena Bykova and Natalia Shivaldova Saiga Conservation Alliance and Ekomaktab Ecological Resource Centre

This event launched a series of actions aimed at creating a uniform, scientifically grounded, system of specially protected areas in Russia. Between 1922, when the Union of Soviet Socialist…

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Mongolian Saiga PPR Virus Outbreak: WCS's response

Enkhtuvshin Shiilegdamba, Wildlife Conservation Society, eshiilegdamba@wcs.org

Local herders feel strong antipathy towards saigas

Buyanaa Chimeddorj, WWF-Mongolia, chimeddorj@wwf.mn

 

The Saiga saga: Mongolian edition

 

Munib Khanyari, Bristol University,