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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.