07/01/2026
Central Asia is a region where many cultures and calendars overlap, and where celebrations often come more than once. For Orthodox Christians, Christmas is celebrated on 7 January, so with that in mind, we would like to wish our community a very warm Merry Christmas.
As we step into 2026, we are also marking a major milestone, 20 years of the Saiga Conservation Alliance. Over two decades, working alongside the Wildlife Conservation Network and our partners, we have helped bring the saiga antelope back from the edge of extinction.
Today, global saiga numbers exceed three million, driven by recovery in Kazakhstan, and the species is now recognised as a Green List case study with a 30 percent recovery score. This progress reflects years of persistence through disease outbreaks, political change, and global uncertainty.
As we look ahead to the next twenty years, our focus is on both continuity and change; protecting what has been built while expanding recovery across the saiga’s full range.
Read our latest impact blog and look ahead with us:
https://saiga-conservation.org/2026/01/06/twenty-years-of-sca-looking-forward-to-the-next-twenty/
