by Carlyn Samuel | Sunday, 12 November, 2017 | Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Saiga News, Uzbekistan
In the run up to ‘GIVING TUESDAY’ next week we are lauching a short appeal to help the brave rangers who will be protecting saigas in the coming freezing conditions. Photo: E. Polonskiy Photo: ACBK Photo: ACBK WINTERY SAIGA FACTS * Saigas live in...
by Carlyn Samuel | Friday, 12 May, 2017 | Saiga News
There is a great campaign running till 19th May from our friends at Wildlife Conservation Network and Endangered Species Chocolate. When learning about animals, we never cease to be amazed by the adaptions they use to survive, it’s almost like superpowers! Tell...
by Carlyn Samuel | Wednesday, 8 February, 2017 | Mongolia, Mongolia - Featured Post, Saiga News
HELP US SAVE MONGOLIA’S UNIQUE WILDLIFE An outbreak of a devastating disease, peste-des-petits ruminants (sheep and goat plague) is killing saiga antelopes and other unique and imperiled animals in Mongolia. Already more than 2,500 saigas have suffered a...
by Carlyn Samuel | Wednesday, 25 January, 2017 | Russia, Saiga News, Small Grants Programme
Ask the SCA’s 2016 Small Grant Winner Vladimir Kalmykov of Course! This year our Small Grants Programme was generously supported by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. Due to this support we were able to award three great...
by Carlyn Samuel | Thursday, 19 January, 2017 | Mongolia, Mongolia - Featured Post, Saiga News
Unfortunately, latest reports from our colleagues in Mongolia indicate that over 1000 saigas have now died from the ongoing disease outbreak. Tests are still being conducted, but it’s most likely an outbreak of peste-des-petits ruminants, or “sheep and goat plague”,...
by Carlyn Samuel | Sunday, 4 December, 2016 | 2015 Dieoff, Kazakhstan, Saiga News
Read an article written by SCA founder E.J. Milner-Gulland that will get you up to speed on the status of the Saiga Antelope https://theconversation.com/planet-earth-ii-why-more-than-200-000-saiga-antelopes-died-in-just-days-69859 ...
by Carlyn Samuel | Friday, 25 November, 2016 | Migratory Species Day, Saiga News, Uzbekistan
Did you know that saigas are a migratory species just like whales and penguins! Saigas migrate south to find better pastures in winter. To celebrate the beginning of the migration season school children in the saiga’s range in Uzbekistan hold the ‘Day of...
by Carlyn Samuel | Thursday, 17 November, 2016 | Kazakhstan, Population Monitoring, Saiga News
SCA partners in Kazakhstan the ACBK, together with the “Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems” and “Okhotzooprom” carried out their regular monitoring of the Ural and Ustyrt saiga populations from September 20th to October 20th. This work was carried out...
by Carlyn Samuel | Wednesday, 2 November, 2016 | Mongolia, Saiga News
We are pleased to announce that our 20th Issue of Saiga News is now available in Mongolian and can be downloaded here
by Carlyn Samuel | Wednesday, 19 October, 2016 | Saiga News
Don’t forget that our shop is now linked to our main website and we are fully stocked and ready to take your orders in time for the holiday season. We have a great range of cards, designed by Uzbek children, saiga toys, embroidery and polo shirts to choose from,...
