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The saiga antelope, or saiga, is a critically endangered antelope which during antiquity inhabited a vast area of the Eurasian steppe spanning the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains in the northwest and Caucasus in the southwest into Mongolia in the northeast and Dzungaria in the southeast.
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (Population decreasing)
Scientific name: Saiga tatarica
Mass: 83 lbs (Adult)
Trophic level: Herbivorous
Length: 3.8 ft. (Adult)
Gestation period: 148 days
Colors: light reddish-yellow color
Distribution:
Distribution:
Today, Saigas are only found in one region in Russia (in the Republic of Kalmykia and Astrakhan Oblast) and three areas in Kazakhstan (the Ural, Ustiurt, and Betpak-Dala populations). A portion of the Ustiurt population migrates south to Uzbekistan and occasionally Turkmenistan in winter. These rare antelopes live in semi-deserts, steppes, grasslands, and possibly open woodlands where they may shelter during strong winds.
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