saiga antelope

With the Saiga population rebounding, Kazakhstan is considering culling part of the population on "scientific advice". This potentially could also include a 10% annual cull. The only reason cited was agricultural impact. It will be interesting to see what ends up confirmed and what it may hold...

Another poll in a series for zoochatters to vote for one of two EDGE mammal species. This time it is the saiga antelope and the saola. Both are critically endangered bovids, one from the windswept freezing Russian steppes and the other from the humid verdant jungles of Indochina, both are...

Hi, To begin with, I am not a zoo professional, I have a completely different background... which has its advantages and disadvantages. I am an absolute specialist in one species: the saiga antelope. After coming accross the species by chance - under regrettable circumstances -, and then a lot...

Well this is bizarre; saiga horns are being made into "cooling water". Critically endangered Saiga antelopes are dying for certain TCM ‘cooling water’ drinks

200K Antelopes Died Suddenly. Now Scientists Know Why A Wet and Warm Spring, Then 200,000 Dead Saigas