Featured Article

• A retrospective assessment of the saiga antelope Saiga tatarica die-off in Western Kazakhstan 2010-2011

Updates

• CMS COP10: Networking for Migratory Species
• The 10th anniversary WCN conservation exhibition
• First international saiga ecotour to Southern Russia
• The first saiga photo safari to Altyn Dala
• How to see a real saiga, or a trip to the Yashkul' Breeding Centre
• A new documentary film about the saiga has been screened in the Ustyurt villages

Media Reports

• A bilateral agreement on the conservation of the Ural saiga population is in preparation
• The institutional structures of the Irgyz-Turgai Nature Reserve have been put in place
• A saiga ground survey has been carried out in Kalmykia
• "The Saga of the Saiga 2" has won a special prize at the Baikal Film Festival
• TNT continues to support the saiga conservation programme in Kalmykia
• Cases of saiga poaching

Articles

• Analyzing the effects of infrastructure on migratory terrestrial mammals in Mongolia
• Food habits and dietary overlap among livestock and saigas in Mongolia
• Avenues for future research into the migration of the saiga antelope
• An evaluation of potential monitoring methods in Uzbekistan
• Building public engagement for conservation of the Ural saiga population following a mass die-off
• The development of a national plan for saiga conservation in Russia

Saiga Heroes

• Alexander Grigoriants, Uzbekistan

Project Round-Up

• The 2011 SCA Small Grants competitions

Announcements

• Co-ordination of the CMS MTIWP