Saiga’s Population Increases in Kazakhstan, Conservation Efforts Paying Off

[UngulateNerd92]

Kazakhstan began an aerial survey of saigas to determine the number of the species on the territory of the country on April 15. With saiga being included in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, it’s not included in Kazakhstan’s Red Book, but hunting for the species is completely prohibited and has major legal consequences.

Saiga’s Population Increases in Kazakhstan, Conservation Efforts Paying Off - The Astana Times

 

[vogelcommando]

350 Saiga's died, most prob. killed by lightning :

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-kazak...J-zvs4o9h8ZUrC6a15aJgZo6IYqzLP5VhTmkcypenX7Gg

 

[UngulateNerd92]

350 Saiga's died, most prob. killed by lightning :

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-kazak...J-zvs4o9h8ZUrC6a15aJgZo6IYqzLP5VhTmkcypenX7Gg

Oh no! I am so sorry to hear that! I am glad that there are large scale captive breeding centers for Russian saiga.

 

[FBBird]

Unless I’m much mistaken, while Saiga die easily and often in large numbers, they reproduce prolifically and soon make up their numbers.

 

[UngulateNerd92]

Unless I’m much mistaken, while Saiga die easily and often in large numbers, they reproduce prolifically and soon make up their numbers.

I have heard that myself, but I have my concerns about their genetic diversity at this point with them being classified as critically endangered by the IUCN.

 

[vogelcommando]

Update about the status of the Saiga in Kazakhstan : over 1.3 million counted :

https://phys.org/news/2022-05-rare-...X-1Nnq4K_R4P3O7kdRt5wiEf1WbpKnRSd3zJidJ-Mp-XU