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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.
Mongolian Saiga individuals were fitted with satellite collars
in September 2015 by specialists from WWF-Mongolia jointly with the
World Conservation Society, Environmental Authority of Gobi-Altai
province and rangers from the Saiga Rangers Network.
This exercise aims to identify migration routes, habitat range,
collect important data to assess the vulnerability of the animal
and the severity of impact of existing road infrastructure to this
endangered species.