Elena Bykova: The saiga is a keystone species of the steppe.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mongabay.com News] Reference

The endangered saiga antelope also lives in Saryarka.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Natural Wonders] Reference

Just some hundred meters aside, there can be herds of saiga.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kazakh upland] Reference

And so it was that, just before dawn, Li homed in on a young saiga antelope.    From Wordnik.com.  [Louis Bayard: A Tiger Mom Shares Her Secrets] Reference

Since the ban on saiga hunting (in 1991) their numbers have increased to 300,000.    From Wordnik.com.  [Caspian lowland desert] Reference

On the other hand, Ayla had never seen so many saiga antelope in one place before.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Plains of Passage]

Notable mammals in this ecoregion are herds of saiga, wild boar, lynx, and badger.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kazakh upland] Reference

Numerous herds of saiga antelope (saiga tatarica) still exist in the semi-desert areas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kazakh semi-desert] Reference

Of the latter, only the saiga antelope (saiga tatarica) still persists in the ecoregion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kazakh steppe] Reference

Later in the day they saw a mixed herd of horses and saiga antelope, also on the other side.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Plains of Passage]

Her saiga antelope had been too much for her mate's totem to overcome for many years -- or had it?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Clan of the Cave Bear]

A large population of saiga antelopes from Northern Kazakhstan migrate to the reserve in the winter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Central Asian northern desert] Reference

Besides Creb's bearskin, there was Iza's saiga antelope hide and a new white fur from a snow leopard.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Clan of the Cave Bear]

Long-distance migrations between winter pastures and summer "maternal wards" are characteristic for saiga.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kazakh steppe] Reference

The main cause for the significant decrease in the saiga population was overhunting early in the 20th century.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kazakh semi-desert] Reference

This decrease in the number of the livestock has alternately increased wolf predation on saiga and large rodents.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kazakh semi-desert] Reference

Ehomba pointed out the places where the uncannily saiga-shaped lump of mineral salts showed claw and tooth marks.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Triumph of Souls]

The steppes also hosted infrequent smaller bands of the lowland-dwelling relative of the goat, the saiga antelope.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Clan of the Cave Bear]

But unlike dairy cows, in cases of saiga mixed-sex twins, the male foetus appears to be worse off, not the female.    From Wordnik.com.  [Science Press Releases] Reference

Uncontrolled poaching for zoo-export (birds of prey, reptiles, horns of saiga) is a very serious threat to species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kazakh upland] Reference

Having a twin sister could put male saiga antelopes at a reproductive disadvantage, says new research published today.    From Wordnik.com.  [Science Press Releases] Reference

Recent winter migrations to the coast have been observed only among saiga herds living between the Volga and Ural Rivers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Caspian lowland desert] Reference

Previously millions of saiga migrated to the steppe areas of the north during the summer and back to the semi-deserts for the winter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kazakh semi-desert] Reference

How did you become interested in the saiga antelope?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mongabay.com News] Reference

The saiga is one of the ancient species in the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mongabay.com News] Reference

Elena Bykova: I'm very optimistic about future of saiga.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mongabay.com News] Reference

Morris is a mixed bag. saiga on April 20, 2010 at 1: 49 PM.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jihad Monitor] Reference

I just don't understand. saiga on April 6, 2010 at 11: 21 AM.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jihad Monitor] Reference

Mongabay: What are the current threats to the saiga antelope?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mongabay.com News] Reference

If in the 1920s the word population of the saiga was assessed as.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mongabay.com News] Reference

The saiga is one of the most rapidly declining mammals in the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Green Options] Reference

Mongabay: How does education, especially of local children, help the saiga?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mongabay.com News] Reference

Have there been any discussions of reintroducing the saiga to parts of China?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mongabay.com News] Reference

The saiga antelope in Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia was most threatened in Asia.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Times of India] Reference

We should aim for more active engagement by China in saiga conservation activities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mongabay.com News] Reference

The decline of the saiga throughout Central Asia has affected the entire steppe ecosystem.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mongabay.com News] Reference

Mongabay: How has the dramatic decline of the saiga affected the rest of the steppe ecosystem?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mongabay.com News] Reference

Only a few decades back and a million saiga antelope could be seen crossing the plains of Asia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mongabay.com News] Reference