Current State and Prospects of Preserving Saiga Antelope
in Northwest Pre-Caspian Region

V. M. Neronov^a, N. Yu. Arylova^b, M. Yu. Dubinin^a, T. Yu. Karimova^a, and A. A. Lushchekina^a

^aSevertsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Leninskii prospekt 33, Moscow, 119071 Russia

^bCenter for Wild Animals of the Republic of Kalmykia, ul. Chkalova 36, room 306,
Elista, Republic of Kalmykia, 358000 Russia

e-mail: rusmabcom@gmail.com; saiga-center@mail.ru

Received September 21, 2012

Abstract—To identify the main factors that affected a catastrophic decrease in the population of the saiga ante-
lope in the Northwest Pre-Caspian region from 800 000 heads in the middle of the past century to about 5000
heads in Spring 2012, long-term data about the saiga antelope biology and the condition of its habitat were ana-
lyzed. The results obtained by modern procedures can be used to plan measures for preserving and restoring
the population of the saiga antelope in Russia.

Keywords: saiga antelope, biology, Northwest Pre-Caspian region, ecosystem approach, ecological network

DOI: 10.1134/S2079096113020078

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