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Consumption and Conservation: Assessing the prevalence and nature of the illegal trade and consumption of the pre-Caspian saiga population - Forrest Hogg, MSc Thesis
The study explores the social norms underpinning consumption behaviour, and reveals an association between perceived social norms regarding the acceptability of saiga meat and its consumption. Results from this study form a foundation for future research, and stress the need for greater understanding of the human dimension surrounding saiga poaching, trade and consumption.
Forage Availability to Saigas (Saiga tatarica) and Their State on Steppe Pastures with a Different Ratio of Graminoid Plants and Forbs
It is established that modern steppe pastures, where gramineous communities prevail, are of little use or absolutely unsuitable for the stable existence of saiga populations. Only separate dwelling places with an abundance of forbs continue to provide adequate nutrition for saigas and wellbeing for their local groupings.
Modelling the biases in aerial survey techniques of the saiga antelope (Saiga tartarica) in Kazakhstan - Andrew-John McConville, MSc Thesis
A case study of this scenario is the saiga antelope (Saiga tartarica) which inhabits the semi-arid rangelands of Central Asia. Following a population crash at the end of the 1990s, the past three years have seen a very encouraging recovery in saiga population in Kazakhstan according to the official national estimates and the population estimate for 2006 stands more than twice the estimate for 2003. There is reason to believe however that the methods used are not reliable and that sightability may have altered due to changes in herd size distribution.