Saiga antelope  (Saiga tatarica)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated by Dr Anna Lushchekina of the Russian Man and the Biosphere Committee, and Dr E.J. Milner-Gulland of Imperial College, London.

Glossary

Nomadic: No fixed location and move from place to place in search of food and water, without a fixed pattern of movement
Steppe: A biome (or subdivision of the Earth's surface) that is composed of a swathe of temperate grassland stretching from Romania to China. Natural grassland with low rainfall.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.
Ungulates: Hoofed, grazing mammals.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (March, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  3. CITES (November, 2002)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. CMS (February, 2005)
    http://www.cms.int
  5. Animal Diversity Web (November, 2002)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/saiga/s._tatarica$narrative.html
  6. Ultimate Ungulate (November, 2002)
    http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Saiga_tatarica.html
  7. Lushchekina, A. (2005) Pers. Comm.
  8. Milner-Gulland, E.J., Kholodova, M.V., Bekenov, A., Bukreeva, O.M., Grachev, I.A., Amgalan, L. and Lushchekina, A.A. (2001) Dramatic declines in saiga antelope populations. Oryx, 35 (4): 340 - 345.
  9. Milner-Gulland, E.J. (2005) Pers. Comm.
  10. Bekenov, A.B., Grachev, Y.A. and Milner-Gulland, E.J. (1998) The ecology and management of the saiga antelope in Kazakhstan. Mammal Review, 28: 1 - 52.