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In memory of Nikolai Tkachyov
On 28th-29th August 2017, the Russian Academy of Science's
Institute of Ecology & Evolution, San Diego Zoo and the Saiga
Conservation Alliance hosted a two-day workshop to exchange
knowledge and develop a strategic plan regarding the role of
specialist captive breeding centres in saiga conservation.
Representatives of the saiga range states - Russia, Kazakhstan,
Uzbekistan, China and Mongolia - participated in the
meeting. The workshop was also attended by the officials from
the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Russia,
European and American zoos, and international conservation NGOs
including IFAW, WCS and WWF.
Anatoly Khludnev is Director of the Stepnoi State Nature Reserve in the Astrakhan region of Russia. He was an officer in the Russian Army and his is now a retired lieutenant colonel.
The editor of Saiga News interviews Anatoly Khludnev
For the last 10 years, Anatoly has been devoting all his time and energy to the conservation of this unique antelope from the steppes of the north-western pre-Caspian region.