We have just launched the new SCA website at www.saiga-conservation.com. Please have a look on this site for further information about saiga and the SCA's work. This SCA website at www.iccs.org.uk will remain here for the time being.
The Saiga Conservation Alliance was inaugurated in September 2006. In November 2006 we were granted Candidate Partner status by the Wildlife Conservation Network.
We are an informal network of researchers and
conservationists, who have worked together over 15 years to study and conserve
the saiga antelope, a unique nomadic species inhabiting the steppes and
semi-deserts of Central Asia and the pre-Caspian. We are committed to restoring
the saiga to its position as the lynchpin of the Central Asian and pre-Caspian
steppes, reflecting the species’ cultural and economic value to local
people and its fundamental role in the steppe ecosystem. We work
collaboratively, and freely share our expertise and love for saigas. We
disseminate our work widely, to the public throughout the world, governments
and the conservation community.
Dr
E.J. Milner-Gulland (Chair) Imperial College
London.
E. Bykova (Secretary) Institute of Zoology, Uzbekistan Academy o Sciences.
A. Kuhl (Administrative Secretary) Imperial College London.
Prof. Iu. Arylov Centre for the Study & Conservation of Wild Animals of Kalmykia.
Prof. A. Bekenov Institute of Zoology, Ministry of Education & Science of Kazakhstan
Dr A. Esipov Institute of Zoology, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences.
Dr Iu.A. Grachev Institute of Zoology, Ministry of Education & Science
of Kazakhstan
Dr A. Kang Wildlife Conservation Society, China Programme.
Dr Badamjavin Lhagvasuren Mongolian Academy of Sciences
Dr Li Lishu WCN-China
Dr A.A. Lushchekina Institute of Ecology & Evolution, Russian
Academy of Science.
Yo. Onon WWF-Mongolia
D.Saparmuradov National Institute of Deserts, Fauna and Flora, Turkmenistan
Members
We welcome all those who support our mission to join our Alliance. For more information on membership, please see our Constitution. To join us, e-mail us on saigaconservationalliance@yahoo.co.uk.
The Saiga Conservation Alliance meets in Moscow, August 2005. From left: V. Neronov, A. Khludnev, N. Arylova, Iu. Arylov, A. Lushchekina, A. Bekenov, R. Medzhidov, V. Voznessenskaya, A Kühl, G. Erdnenov, A. Esipov, E.J. Milner-Gulland, T. Aylett, Iu. Grachev, D. Mallon, E. Bykova.
Saiga antelope conservation in Uzbekistan through awareness-raising and engagement of local communities
This project is carrying out public awareness activities among villagers on the Ustiurt plateau, including a children's art competition and handicrafts club, information signs, engagement with government and industry and the formation of "Saiga Friends" clubs. It is funded by the Wildlife Conservation Network and Fauna and Flora International.
Evaluating approaches to public engagement in saiga
conservation
This Darwin Initiative project builds on the success of our previous Darwin project (Using saiga
antelope conservation to improve rural livelihoods) by collaborating with
Kalmykian educationalists and religious leaders to highlight the importance of
saiga conservation. We are also sponsoring a cultural exchange between the UK
and Kalmykia, continuing to support direct action for saiga conservation, and
comparing attitudes to saiga conservation in areas which have had different
types of conservation intervention.
Saiga
News
This newsletter aims to bring together all individuals and organisations
interested in saiga conservation, through providing a forum for the exchange of
ideas and information.
We also are very grateful to all our sponsors, past and present, for all their support over the years. The sponsors listed below have given support to projects involving E.J. Milner-Gulland; other members of the Alliance have received support from other sponsors.
The Wildlife Conservation Network, INTAS, the Darwin Initiative, the Wildlife Conservation Society,
the Royal
Society, the Nuffield
Foundation, the British
Council, the People’s
Trust for Endangered Species, Economic and Social Research Council, National Environment Research Council,
Small
Environmental Project Scheme.
The SCA's Publicity leaflet (PDF).
The SCA's Constitution (English, Russian)
Article about saigas in BBC Wildlife (PDF)
We are always keen to hear from people who are
interested in saiga conservation or would like to contribute to our work.
Please contact the most appropriate person from the list above, or for general
enquiries, use the SCA e-mail address
Biodiversity
Conservation Centre - Information support for saiga conservation
Saiga News
- The SCA's E-Bulletin
Saiga footage - ARKive
ICCS - Imperial College Conservation Science's saiga research projects
Saiga Conservation Alliance - Our new website (under construction)
Pictures by: Yuri Grachev; Marcus Fry; Aline Kuhl; E.J. Milner-Gulland