ASTANA – “The population of Saiga in Kazakhstan is growing, reaching 187,000 in 2013,” Minister of Environment and Water Resources Nurlan Kapparov said at a department meeting, according to the prime minister’s official website.
“Today, there is a positive trend in the number of Saiga steppe antelope, which in 2013 reached 187,000, an increase of almost nine times [over the past few years],” said Kapparov.
He also confirmed that “the work on the conservation and restoration of rare and endangered species of wild ungulates and saiga will be continued.” A concept for the preservation and development of biological resources and a programme for the development of the forest sector will be developed this year within the framework of the country’s action plan for the transition to a green economy.
