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2016 Young Conservation Leaders Award Announced
Call for Applications

The Saiga Conservation Alliance (SCA) recognises that it is imperative to support the next generation of conservationists, and so with their Young Conservation Leaders…

Surprising findings from research on saiga antelope mass die-off
Update from the international team investigating the saiga mass die off - April 2016

Recently, histopathology has confirmed this diagnosis.

Saiga Documentary Premieres in Uzbekistan

The film tells the story of how people lived in harmony with the saiga antelope for hundreds of years until recently, when unsustainable use of natural resources and industrial development on the…

First Ranger Station for the Stepnoi Sanctuary

Having once numbered hundreds of thousands of animals, the pre-Caspian saiga antelope population has dropped rapidly due to heavy poaching. In 2012 it was at 12,000 individuals, but since…

Updates to the Saiga Resource Centre
Announcement published in Saiga News Issue 20 on page 28. Searches can now be made in the…
Average Daily Movement of Mongolian Saiga Antelope

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-…