Talk on Resurrection? A Saiga Saga

Speaker’s Biography

Abstract

Watch a talk which EJ gave to the British Uzbek Society in Feb 2021 about the past, present and potential future of the Aral Sea region, its wildlife and people, and how ecological and social disaster might be transformed into a hopeful and prosperous future. She will show how the saiga antelope, a highly endangered and weird species of antelope, can act as a flagship and rallying point for this transformation.

Watch EJs talk here: https://youtu.be/WbZ4hm85hJI

Talk on Mud, Oil, Tea: Infrastructure Development and Wildlife Conservation in the Ustyurt Plateau

Speaker’s Biography

Dr Joseph William Bull is an ecologist, conservation scientist and practitioner: currently Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at the University of Kent, Visiting Researcher at the University of Oxford, and co-founder of Wild Business Ltd.

Joe explored how nature and industry are increasingly crossing paths on the shores of the Aral. He argues that both are necessary if we are to safeguard the wellbeing of people who live in the region, and goes on to discuss whether and how it might be possible to expand infrastructure whilst also protecting Uzbekistan’s spectacular wildlife.

Watch his talk on Mud, Oil, Tea: Infrastructure Development & Wildlife Conservation in the Ustyurt Plateau here – https://youtu.be/UwYb2m7mWFo