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Photograph by Andrey Gilev and Karina Karenina of a saiga antelope calf on the Stepnoi Reserve in Spring 2015.
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Border police in Northwest China uncovered 35 boxes of saiga antelope horns that smugglers were attempting to sneak into the country. The boxes were tucked away underneath straw matresses at the back of a truck, they have been estimated to have a value of $22million.
The truck's driver was detained and revealed that he had three accomplices waiting for him in the country, who border police caught 40 kilometres from the point of entry.
Saigas are a first-class endangered species according to the international convention for the protection of wild animals.
Photograph by Andrey Gilev and Karina Karenina of a male saiga antelope on the Stepnoi Reserve, taken in Spring 2015.
Photograph by Andrey Gilev and Karina Karenina of a herd of saiga antelope drinking at a watering hole on the Stepnoi Reserve in Spring 2015.
Photograph by Andrey Gilev and Karina Karenina of a group of female saiga antelope on the Stepnoi Reserve in Spring 2015.
Photograph by Andrey Gilev and Karina Karenina of two male saiga antelope sparring on the Stepnoi Reserve, taken in Spring 2015.
Photograph by Andrey Gilev and Karina Karenina of a male saiga antelope on the Stepnoi Reserve, taken in Spring 2015.
Photograph by Andrey Gilev and Karina Karenina of a saiga antelope lying down on the Stepnoi Reserve in Spring 2015.