12/15/2022Project updateMore Kulan return home
12/15/2022Project updateMore Kulan return home
Four Kulan, an Asiatic wild ass, were transported 2,100 km by helicopter to an area where the species once roamed.
12/13/2022Press releaseAltyn Dala – a model of restoration
12/13/2022Press releaseAltyn Dala – a model of restoration
The Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative aims to restore large steppe areas in Kazakhstan to their natural state. Today, the Initiative has been awarded a “World Restoration Flagship” by the United Nations. As one of Altyn Dala’s partners, we are proud to have contributed to the success of the project.
07/12/2022Project updateA great migration returned
07/12/2022Project updateA great migration returned
Kazakhstan’s saiga antelope total more than a million!
10/19/2021Project updateCollars for Conservation
10/19/2021Project updateCollars for Conservation
Since 2009 FZS partner the Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK) has been collecting tracking data to help better understand the movement patterns of the critically endangered saiga antelope. Collars fitted this year will help to study the migration behaviour of a growing saiga population and guide … Read more
09/15/2021Project updateKulan migration insights could guide future reintroductions
09/15/2021Project updateKulan migration insights could guide future reintroductions
A new research article published in the journal Frontiers in Conservation Science describes the post-release movement behaviour of kulan in the Torgai region of Central Kazakhstan, and provides valuable insights for future reintroduction efforts.
08/09/2021FZS in the mediaSaiga antelopes bounce back after mass die-off
08/09/2021FZS in the mediaSaiga antelopes bounce back after mass die-off
In 2015 tragedy struck Kazakhstan’s saiga antelopes. A usually benign bacteria, made deadly by climatic changes, killed thousands of the animals. But now there’s a baby boom on the steppe.
06/05/2021Project updateSaigas Bounce Back
06/05/2021Project updateSaigas Bounce Back
Kazakhstan’s population of the critically endangered antelope now nearing a million.
05/07/2021Press releaseLaunch of First Global Initiative to Map Ungulate Migrations Comes at Crucial Time for Kazakhstan’s Saiga Antelope
05/07/2021Press releaseLaunch of First Global Initiative to Map Ungulate Migrations Comes at Crucial Time for Kazakhstan’s Saiga Antelope
An international team of 92 scientists and conservationists has joined forces to create the first-ever global atlas of ungulate migrations. Detailed maps of the herds’ seasonal movements will help governments, indigenous people and local communities, and wildlife managers to identify current and emerging threats to migrations and guide their protection.
04/18/2016Press releaseSurprising findings from research on saiga antelope mass die-off
04/18/2016Press releaseSurprising findings from research on saiga antelope mass die-off
Scientists agree, that a bacterium causing haemorrhagic septicaemia led to the tragic mass die-off of saiga antelopes during May 2015 in Kazakhstan.