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Featured article by Elena Bykova (Executive Editor) and E.J
Milner-Gulland published in Saiga News
Issue 20 on page 3.
In 2004-2005, the saiga antelope was becoming a high profile
species internationally, with the development of the Convention on
Migratory Species' Memorandum of Understanding on the conservation
of the species, which came into force in 2006.
Beautiful male saiga
The Saiga Conservation Alliance 2010 Kazakhstan research team.
Professor Amankul Bekenov was voted the Saiga Conservation Alliance's (SCA) first Honorary Member in recognition of his tireless service for saiga antelope conservation over many years. The Steering Committee of the SCA is proud to have served with this distinguished scientist. He is also the first Saiga Hero.
E.J. Milner Gulland, Chair of the Saiga Conservation Alliance, pays tribute to Amankul
Amankul Bekenov's research covered both field work and analysis, and concerned the ecology and conservation of a range of mammal species.
Children at a school in Kazakhstan who filled out a questionnaire survey about the saiga antelope.
Saiga calf lying in the grass in Kazakhstan.