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Communication - an important tool in improving the protection
of saigas in the North-West Caspian.
The Saiga Conservation Alliance (SCA) is pleased to announce
that a group of people from Kalmykia, Russia have been awarded the
second Small Grants Award, kindly sponsored by the CMS.
Catherine Ochirova, Pyurvenova Boskhomdzhievna and Hope Yurevna
will be developing a booklet called "Saiga - living heritage of our
ancestors".
The saiga antelope is known to feature prominently in the
historic cultures within its range. With many poems, songs,
paintings and folklore having been produced about it over the
ages.
This group will be working closely with SCA colleagues in
Kazakhstan and Russia, as well as with local teachers to produce a
booklet which will be distributed to schools and…
The final Saiga Conservation Alliance (SCA) 2016 Small Grant is
awarded to Bibigul Sarsenova, Chair of the Association 'Society and
Environment', who works in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The award will enable her to review public attitudes to the
challenge of conserving the Ural saiga population in Kazakhstan,
which currently numbers around 70,000 animals.
She will be working with SCA colleagues at the ACBK in
Kazakhstan and local network of children's Steppe Wildlife Clubs to
identify the causes of poaching in the region and the attitudes
local people hold towards the saiga.
Bibigul will also be working with these groups to carry out
environmental education activities focused on the…
Thanks to the kind help and support from Houston Zoo, the Saiga Conservation Alliance (SCA) is excited to be able to share their new website with you. The new-look SCA website is full of the latest updates from exciting SCA projects in Central Asia and news on what they are doing to tackle the illegal trade in saiga horn (ling yang, 羚羊) in China and other countries. So, if you've ever wondered where saigas live now, how embroidery can help save Uzbek saiga populations, or how you can get involved in saving these strangely beautiful creatures, then check out the new website.
http://saiga-conservation.org
This disease outbreak is worrying because the Mongolian
subspecies numbers only around 12,000 individuals*.
Saiga Deaths in Mongolia:
Initial reports suggest that the cause is Peste-des-petits-ruminants, which is a viral
disease that has been spreading in the region over the last few
years. Further tests are now being carried out by the Mongolian
authorities, and we will share their results once they are
confirmed. If this diagnosis is confirmed, the saigas are likely to
have become infected from livestock. In this case, vaccination of
livestock herds in the region should control the further spread of
the disease.