#saiga

[morgansram]

Baby saiga being nestled in the hands of a scientist.

[dbandbanart]

Well... I just want to talk/draw about them...

[typhlonectes]

Every spring and autumn, rivers of saiga antelope once flowed across the steppes of central Asia. In herds of 200,000 the nomadic animals migrated thousands of miles in search of fresh grass and fairer weather. Dating back to the Ice Age, saiga once roamed from Britain all the way to Canada, alongside woolly rhinos and mammoths. They are even depicted in rock art found in 19,000-year-old caves in Marseille, France. Today, their range has diminished, as disease and poaching caused populations to collapse. The majority live in Kazakhstan, with smaller populations in Uzbekistan and Russia. Another isolated population lives in Mongolia. But recent conservation efforts by organizations like the Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative are helping saiga numbers rebound, and so this Ice Age antelope continues to roam the vast grasslands of central Asia...

Read more:

In photos: saiga populations bounce back | CNN

[animal-families-tournaments]

Bovidae family, round 1: Saiga vs Chinese Takin

Saiga

Chinese Takin

Voting ended onMar 5

[mammalianmammals]

Saiga (Saiga tatarica), family Bovidae, Stepnoi Sanctuary, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia

photograph by Andrew Giljov

[dharmaart]

I haven't had much time to make art lately, but I thought it might be worthwhile to share some of my recent animal sketches.

[vintagewildlife]

Saiga antelope By: Jacana Press Agency From: The World Conservation Yearbook 1976

[eredhes]

[ID: Painted clay figure of a saiga antelope in winter coat with head tilted back and upwards so the horns are pressed against its back. End ID.]

Saiga. Available on my shop on Monday 23rd March 9:00AM GMT. eredhes.etsy.com